Back when we were still actively making salvage yard trips I became very enamored with Pontiac trim details. Scrips, Wheel Disc, and of course Horn Buttons.
I had accumulated quite a collection.
Have to admit that the shadow box shown in the op is a great idea, I wish I had done something like that.
Well, that said I no longer have many of those items. However, the one item that still remains in my case is not so much a horn button,
but a center cap on a horn bar from a 1953 Pontiac Deluxe steering wheel.
Here is just a small example of the detailing and craftsmanship that went into these automobiles.
This cap alone is a stamped base, with a two-color paint scheme, white lettering, and a deep translucent red in the center.
With a stamped thin brass Indian Chief head ornament perched on a small post to give a three-dimensional effect.
And then shielded with a clear Lucite/plastic dome held onto the cap with a polished crimped trim ring.
Think about all that for a moment.
As mentioned these are truly works of art!
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When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep.
Not screaming like the passengers in his car. 
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