Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.611
Date:
1886-1920
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
This small cardboard box is light blue and has a label on the top that reads in black "Heaton's Button Fastener/ Sole Manf'rs/ Heaton-Peninsular Button Fastener Co./ Providence, R.I./ Patented June 22, 1886./ 1 Gross". Inside are many tiny black metal clips.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
