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Description:

Plain, flat, circular, single-piece button with loop shank brazed on back. Back stamped incuse around perimeter "· HAYDENS & CO · / BEST EXTRA RICH" in roman letters. From a collection of 15 buttons, 1982.0090.09A-O.

Maker is Haydens & Co. of Waterbury, CT.

Date Made: 1820 - 1840

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Subject: Uniforms, Military

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Clothing & Accessories

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Credit Line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1982.0090.09DCatalog Number: 1982.0090.09DAccession Number: 1982.0090

Object Name: button

Physical Description: gilt brass (button material)copper (shank material)Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 3/4 in; .635 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ed79-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1452426

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