Title:
Plaster casts of Texas military buttons
Description:
Plaster casts of Texas military buttons, eight pieces, made in 1937. Scovill Mfg. Co. collection.
Description:
Historical Note: The Scovill Manufacturing Company made these plaster casts of some of their original buttons. The Scovill Brass Works was established in Waterbury as Abel Porter & Company in 1802. Early in its 175-year history, it produced buttons, coins, whale oil lamps, carriage trim, and daguerreotype plates. Later, the company produced a diverse mixture of mill products, consumer items and components for original equipment manufacturers. Scovill was a major supplier of brass cartridge munitions casings. After World War II, with 12,000 employees, the company manufactured a quarter of a million individual and distinct products.
Identifier:
ATF0166
Item identifier:
ATF0166
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date of creation:
1937
Container information:
Artifact Box 0219
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Type:
Image
Type:
Status Symbols
Type:
Button, Military
Type:
Mold
Medium:
Plaster
Citation information:
ATF0166, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
This image is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. The Item and its design depicted in this image may be protected by copyright, patents, trademarks, or other related rights. You are free to use this image in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Size or duration:
four small: 0.65 in; three large: 1 in; one medium: 0.75 in
Language:
English