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- Confederate Artillery Uniform Button, 1861-1864 - During the Civil War, military uniform buttons might identify the branch of service, state, or rank of the wearer. This button design was used by Confederate artillery units in the South.
- 1861-1864
- Collections - Artifact
Confederate Artillery Uniform Button, 1861-1864
During the Civil War, military uniform buttons might identify the branch of service, state, or rank of the wearer. This button design was used by Confederate artillery units in the South.
- Card of Molded Glass Buttons, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Card of Molded Glass Buttons, circa 1890
- Centennial Exhibition Souvenir Button, 1876 - The first official World's Fair held in the United States celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Many returned home with mementos of the exposition, such as this button depicting what is probably the exposition's Main Exhibition Building.
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Centennial Exhibition Souvenir Button, 1876
The first official World's Fair held in the United States celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Many returned home with mementos of the exposition, such as this button depicting what is probably the exposition's Main Exhibition Building.
- Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1926 - The Sesquicentennial International Exposition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Though more than six million attendees visited Philadelphia in 1926, the fair was not profitable and disappointed organizers following the city's successful Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Still, many fairgoers commemorated the experience, returning home with souvenirs like this "Philadelphia" button.
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition Souvenir Button, 1926
The Sesquicentennial International Exposition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Though more than six million attendees visited Philadelphia in 1926, the fair was not profitable and disappointed organizers following the city's successful Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Still, many fairgoers commemorated the experience, returning home with souvenirs like this "Philadelphia" button.
- Buttonhook, circa 1885 - Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook, circa 1885
Buttonhooks have been around for millennia. This age-old device with a slender hook helps grasp a button and pull it through a buttonhole. Buttonhooks proved invaluable when wearing tightly buttoned clothing or Victorian-era buttoned shoes. As fashion changed and alternative fastening devices were developed, buttonhooks seemed unnecessary; however, they have remained a valuable assistive tool for people with disabilities.
- Buttonhook Collection - Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.
- Collections - Artifact
Buttonhook Collection
Albert Morris collected buttonhooks. Morris was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disease that can cause muscle weakness and contracture. In the 1960s, as the disease progressed, he found it more difficult to button his shirts. Morris discovered the buttonhook, an age-old device with a slender hook that pulls a button through a buttonhole. He amassed more than 120, creating this case to display them.
- Greenback Labor Party Buttons, 1868-1888 -
- 1868-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Greenback Labor Party Buttons, 1868-1888
- Patent Button Co. Button Attaching Machine, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Button Co. Button Attaching Machine, circa 1925
- Buttons, 1880-1920 -
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Buttons, 1880-1920
- Political Club, "Wide Awake," Clothing Buttons, 1860 -
- 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Political Club, "Wide Awake," Clothing Buttons, 1860