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OBJECT TYPE: DECORATIVE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1310.001

MANUFACTURER: Waterbury Button Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 1.6 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Waterbury
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: REFLECTS THE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE & THE POPULARITY OF CYCLING IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY/ ALSO IS A PART OF CANADA'S LARGEST & MOST IMPORTANT CYCLE COLLECTION
Function: PROBABLY USED PRIMARILY TO HOLD A COLLAR TOGETHER (BY PASSING BUTTON THROUGH BUTTONHOLES ON EACH SIDE OF COLLAR), WHILE SERVING AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY ON CLOTHING/ MIGHT ALSO BE USED AT CUFFS OR ELSEWHERE ON SHIRT FRONT/ ALSO INTENDED TO PROMOTE A PRODUCT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BACK 'WATERBUR[Y] BUTTON CO.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRIGHT GOLD COLOUR
Decoration: RAISED IMAGE OF A BICYCLE ON FACE

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Waterbury Button Co., Tie tack, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1310, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1310.001/

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