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Object Number 967-56-10/45802
Display Title Metal button - U.S. Army general service, issued 1870-1902
Descriptions
Inventory Description Brass buton with shank on back and round, domed front with embossed eagle; molded lettering on the back reads "WATERBURY BUTTON CO."
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Date 1870-1902
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 1.2 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (1/2 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-56-10/45802
Provenance
Provenance Stanley J. Olsen (?)

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