Box of Buttons
Date1948-1960
Mediumcardboard box
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width x depth): 2 × 4 × 5 1/4in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 13.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Irving D. Moy
Object number2023.14.5
DescriptionA box of French bevel shirt buttons to replace missing buttons on shirts used at Wing Lee Laundry in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
NotesHistorical Note: Moy Chack Fong immigrated to the United States from China in 1937 under the assumed identity of Ng Ming Joe, as a "paper son" to join his father, who purchased fradulent identification, in New York City. In 1948, he purchased Wing Lee Laundry located at 105 Congress Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. For a detailed biography see Ms 102159 in the library collection.Status
Not on view1948-1960
1948-1960
1948-1960
1948-1960
1948-1960