Button, Military
- Object Name:
- Button, Military
- Object ID:
- 2005.048.10
- Creator:
- Waterbury Button Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Waterbury, CT
- Date:
- 1943-1945
- Description:
- Set of 8 uniform buttons, U.S. Navy, World War II. Owned by Lt. Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. Brass. Circular convex face with eagle and anchor in relief. Three buttons are stamped on reverse, "WATERBURY BUTTON CO." Five are stamped on reverse, "SUPERIOR / QUALITY". Steel clasp attached to brass loop on reverse.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- D-0.3 Dia-0.85 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of collection of World War II material owned by Lt. Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. Donated by his daughter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sarah Brown
- People:
- Blair, Robert Irving (1908-2005)
- Subjects:
- World War II, U. S. Navy
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