Gift of Irving D. Moy, 2023.14.5, Connecticut Historical Society

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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

DescriptionA box of French bevel shirt buttons to replace missing buttons on shirts used at Wing Lee Laundry in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Object number2023.14.5

InscribedStamped in black on side of box top: "10 18 / FRENCH BEVEL"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.

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