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Button

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
Date1858
MediumMolded hard rubber or plastic, metal hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 5/16 x 1/2in. (0.8 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSmall, round button made of mold-formed hard rubber or plastic, with a yellow metal shank. The back of the button has the impressed words, "T. W. INGRAM'S/ PATENT". A short piece of black thread is knotted to the shank.
Object number2007.4.1.53
MarkingsThe back of the button has the impressed words, "T. W. INGRAM'S/ PATENT".
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