The Trumpeter of Krakow (Cracow)
Laurie's September 6, 2011 Button Floozies post of Button Floozies: Are you a button floozie?... Calling all Floozies shows us a button known as The Trumpeter of Krakow (Cracow) Over the years, the Trumpeter of Krakow has been depicted on buttons starting in the late 1800s as Victorian picture buttons. This button was manufactured in various materials, sizes and slightly different images. The story depiction of this button relates to 13th century Polish folklore. The story tells us one day in Krakow, the ancient capital of Poland, an old watchman guarding the town from the Market Square church tower, noticed in the distance, a cloud of dust growing bigger and bigger as it approached the town. The dust cloud was a large army of Tatars. The Tatars had invaded their city before burning it and looting, murdering and enslaving its residences. The Trumpeter of Krakow's job was to play an fanfare every hour. On this day, hi...