military and all metal buttons, army, navy, police, fire department, school and livery

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WATERBURY

BUTTON

CO.

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WATERBURY,

CONN.

48

Howard Street, New York.

ESTABLISHED,

1810.

INCORPORATED, 1849.

MILITARY

AND ALL

METAL

BUTTONS.

ARMY,

NAVY,

POLICE,

RAILROAD,

FIRE

DEPARTMENT,

SCHOOL AND

LIVERY.

HMI

Hi

fl[[ MIllIllRy

IRIliS

II

SPECiiy.

YOUTHS'

GILT BUTTONS,

'

PEARL

BUTTONS,

GENTS' CLOTH AND

LASTING

BUTTONS,

BONE

BUTTONS,

VEGETABLE

IVORY

BUTTONS,

HORN BUTTONS,

LADIES'

SILK

AND

FANCY

METAL

BUTTONS,

BELT

BUCKLES

AND

CLASPS,

ALL

NOVELTIES FROM SHEET

METAL,

TOILET AND NURSERY

PINS.


12/68

PRESS

OF

STYLES

&

CASH,

NEW

YORK.


13/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

DESCRIPTIVE

OF

SHAPE,

SIZE

AND

QUALITY

:

;

OF : :

MILITARY

BUTTONS.

SIZES

IN

GENERAL

USE.

STAFF COAT.

STAFF

VEST.

BEVEL-EDGE

COAT.

BEVEL-EDGE VEST.

FLAT COAT.

FLAT VEST.

GREAT COAT.

COAT.

JACKET.

VEST.

Never

under any

condition

scour or

clean the

Buttons

with

a

cleaning

compound

or

soap.

The

Button

is

plated

with

pure

gold

and

this will

quickly scour

off.

To

clean,

use

a weak solution

of

saleratus

water, warm, and

wash

with a

fine

cloth,

this

will

make

Button

look

as

good

as

new.

QUALITY.

Gold

Plate,

Coat

$25.00

Gold

Plate,

Vest

$12.50

First

Quality,

9.00

First

Quality,

4.50

Second

7.50

Second

3.75

Third

5.00

Third

2.50

Discount

.

Designs

furnished

Free of

Charge.

Write for

cost

of

Dies,

which

vary

with

special designs.


14/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

PLAIN

BUTTONS.

SHOWING

SIZE

AND

SHAPE

OF BALL,

HALF-BALL,

DOME

AND FLAT

SOLID.

We

carry

Full Line

of

these

in

stock

at our

New

York

Store.

Flat

Solid.

No.

1621.

Dome

Shape.

No.

1639.

Half Ball.

No.

1688.

r

Ball.

No.

660.

14

Line.

14

Line.

14

Line.

10 Line.

16 Line. 16

Line.

16

Line.

12

Line.

18

Line.

18

Line.

18

Line.

14

Line.

20

Line.

20 Line.

:o

Line.

16

Line.

22

Line.

22

Line. 22

Line.

18

Line.


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16/68

U'ATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

UNITED

STATES

LINE.

We

have

Dies for all Government

Buttons.

Stock

of

each on hand at

our

New

York Store.

GEN.

STAFF.

INFANTRY. CAVALRY. ARTILLERY.

781

775

777

779

78i>^

727

729

782

776

ENGLLSH

NAVY.

73

785

MARINE.

2544

2545


17/68

WATERS

URY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

INFANTRY.

CAVALRY.

RIFLE.

ARTILLERY.

704

707

710

717

i

^

719

72;

721

735

738

741

744

752

753

754

SHIELD.

755

732

751


18/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

ENGLISH

NAVY.

CONVEX

NAVY.

MARINE.

REVENUE.

79

84

III

132

80

113

2415

112

133

ORDNANCE.

ENGINEER.

P.

O.

DELIVERY.

P.

O.

MAIL

S'V'CE

123

2690

2965

124

126

2691

2966


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lO

U'ATERBrRY BUTTON

COMPANY.

STATE

BUTTONS.

We

have

Dies

for each

individual

State Button.

Stock

of each

on

hand

at

our

New York

Store.

MAINE.

N.

HAMPSHIRE.

VERMONT.

MASS.

GEN.

STAFF.

52

121

2853

122

2854

MASS.

OFFICER. MASS. INFANTRY.

RHODE

ISLAND.

CONNECTICUT.

2851

2849

4839

2402

2850

4840

2403


21/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

II

N. Y.

GEN.

STAFF.

NEW

YORK.

N.

J.

STAFF.

N.

J.

INFANTRY.

1^%

PENNSYLVANIA.

660

6604

W.

VIRGINIA.

2945

2946

DELAWARE.

2959

2960

N.

CAROLINA.

2809

805

MARYLAND.

4019

4020

S.

CAROLINA.

2796

3065

3066

VIRGINIA.

2749

2750

GEORGIA.

2773

2810

2797 2774


22/68

12

WATERBVRY

BUTTOX

COyiPANY.

FLORIDA.

ALABAMA,

MISSLSSIPPL

LOUISIANA.

2957

2736

45^9

4223

4224

ARKANSAS.

2887

2888

MICHIGAN.

822

4570

275^

2759

TENNESSEE.

2840

INDIANA.

2885

949

2950

KENTUCKY.

816

2886


23/68

WATERBURY BUTTON

COMPANY.

MINNESOTA

STAFF.

MINNESOTA.

MISSOURI.

3299

NEVADA.

2989

671

6712

WISCONSIN

STAFF.

6801

6802

OREGON.

Z^^S

159

WISCONSIN.

6215

6216

CALIFORNIA.

4291

3056

4292


24/68

M

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

NEBRASKA.

KANSAS.

COLORADO.

3061

3062

MONTANA.

3989

3990

NORTH

DAKOTA.

608

1

6082

1404

6573

6574

SOUTH

DAKOTA.

6009

2406

2407

WASHINGTON.

4731

4732

ARIZONA.

612

Oo I

o

6124


25/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

15

LIVERY

BUTTONS,

SHOWINQ

SI:ZE,

SHARE:

AND

STVLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished on Application.

The

Full

Alphabet

constantly

in

Stock at

our New

York

Store

;

also

all

sizes

of

Plain

Buttons.

BUTTONS

MANUFACTURED

FROM

SOLID

SILVER A

SPECIALTY.

FLAT.

RIM.

HALF BALL.

2409

2976

2408

168824

L.

168836

L.

175

2552

168840

L.


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WATERBURY BUTTON

COMPANY.


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WATERBURY BUTTON

COMPANY,

17


28/68

WATERBURV

BUTTON

COMPANY.

2941 2706

2740

2942

2707

2742

2827

3021

152

2828

t022

153


29/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

19

2811

2760

2895

2812

2761

2896

231

2510 2564

232

2653 2565


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20

WATERBURY

BUTTOX

COMPANY.

454^ 4963 4967

4607

4601

3955

4971

4859

4479

479:

4549

4715


31/68

WATERBURY

BUTTOX

COMPANY.

21

206

221

3043

207

222

3044

2664

2861

2838

2665 2862

2713


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22

WATKRBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

POLICE

BUTTONS,

SHOWING

SIZE

AND

STYLE.

Special Designs

Furnished

on Application.

A

reputation of

forty

years'

standing- in

the

mantifactnre

of this

class

of

Goods

is a

guarantee

as

to

the

quality

of

the

work.

6747

2634

3067

z^y:>

6748

2635

3068

3134

495

3779 3551

2666

4986

3780

3552

2667


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WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

23

2566

T90

2899

2567

191

247

2900

189

17

79

219

291

l5o

220

2913

287T

6399

2914

2872

216

6400

2674


34/68

24

WATERJU'RY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

202

204

2650

2648

20-

192

^>3.S7

^055

6295

6296

2738

2651

200

201

3983

7^2

3984

2649

3II9

3120

4981

4982


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WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY

3563

4869

6607

2548

3564

4870

6608

549

4983

3161

3717

3614

4984

3162

2644

3579

3^4^

fflli

3512 2645

3642


36/68

WATHRBrRY BUTTON

COMPANY.

4649

6035

4977

4648

6036

4978

6144

3305

4005

3765

6564

?>Z^(^

4006

^^785

4975

WHli:

6007

6707

01

TV

MAHSHM.

6786

4976

fOilGE

6008

6708


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WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY,

27

Fire

Department

Buttons

SHOWING

SIZE

AND

STYLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished

on

Application,

We

would

call

special

attention

to

our Nickel Plated

Buttons which are

made

on

finest

quality of

German Silver

;

also,

Buttons made

from Aluminum,

warranted

not

to

tarnish.

2g8i

3069

3149

2909

3070

3

15

2907

2982

3072

3152

2908


38/68

IVATERJU'RY nCTTON COMPANY.

2869

295'

2968

2952 2874

2859

2860

291

6307

6555/2

4585

2870

2770

2698

2699

6556

3921

4586

4525

3922

4526


39/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

6203

4055

3497

6526

6204

4056

3498

3345

6643

4995

3295

3346

6642

4996

3296

6093

6567

4742

4353

6568

4742/2

4354


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30

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

4347

4348

4854

3493

4079

3494

4080

3277

3273

3781

4063

3278

|274

372

4064

,-;35i

340

6279

4429

3352

3402

6280

4430


41/68

VVATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

31

Steamship

and

Yacht

Club

BUTTONS.

SHOWING

SIZE,

SHAF^JS

AND STYLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished

on Application.

Always

First

Quality,

unless

ordered

otherwise.

2884

2977

2978

2905

2906

2504

2971

2972

2987

2505

2988

2821

2522

3053

3054


42/68

WATERBUKY

BU7

7

0N COMPANY

2518

2943

2729

2835

2605

2944

2730

2836

2519

2815

1557

2837

281

2816

3558

2414

3^79

3680

3221

3222

3371

3372

3553

3554


43/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

7>Z

4089

4185

3205

z^^:-,

4090 4186

'^^^ix


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34

WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

RAILROAD

BUTTONS.

SHOWING SIZE, SHAPE AND STYLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished

on

Application.

In

asking-

for

Design,

mention

Number of

Button to

which you

wish

Design

similar.

SPECIAL

ATTENTION

18

CALLED

TO

THE SOLID

ALUMINUM

BUITON,

WARRANTED

NOT TO

TARNISH.

:}>'''^c>

2624

2947

2623

3014

2625

2948

4401

9i5

4265

4197

4402

4266

4198


45/68

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

35

2993 3775 2753

4127

1994

3776

2754

3357

4529

4245

ZZ^Z

4530

4246

3304

3307

4875

3001

4017

4876

3002

4018


46/68

36

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

441

3727

4147

4412

3728

4148

4824

4145

4303

4363

3521

C:h;

4146

443

4304

4364

4705

39^5

4115

4844

4706

4116


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WATERBURY

BUT

TON COMPANY.

4085

4695

6443

6425

4086

4696

6444

6426

3051

6221

6291

3052 6222

6292

6374

3643

3^44

3035

2>^2>^

3037

3038

2584

2585


49/68

WATERS

URY BUTTON

COMPANY.

39

STREET,

ELECTRIC

AND

CABLE

RAILROADS.

SHOWING

SIZE,

SHAPE

AND

STYLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished on

Application.

In

asking

for

Design,

mention

Number

of Button

to which

you wish

Design

similar.

2622

4333

4893 4857

2623

4334

4894

4858

6263

4115

3969

3849

6264 4116

3970

3850


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40

WATERBURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

666:

6611

6455

6299

6666

661:

6456

6.^00

6287

6277

6121

6045

6288

6278

6122

6046

4879

3937

606

4285

4880

3938

6064

4286


51/68

WATERBURY BUTTON COMPANY.

41

SOCIETY

BUTTONS.

SHOWING

SIZE, SHARE

AND

STYLE.

Special

Designs

Furnished on

Application.

We

manufacture

many

of

these

from

the

new metal

Aluminum,

warranted

not to

tarnish. We

also

manufacture

a variety

of Belt

Plates,

Cap

Hangers,

Hat

Ornaments, etc.,

used

for Society

Goods.

6177

6259

6459

6369

6178

6260

6460

6370

6195

6229

^Z?>S

6437

6196

6230 6336

643


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42

WATERHrRY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

5409

6681

499T

3889

3410

4325

4326

6682

3029

?>^

3005

4992

;2i

2

2762

2772

4917

2559

;oo6

2763


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WATERBURY BUTTON COMPANY.

45

MISCELLANEOUS

BUTTONS

MADE

FOR ALL vSPECIAL

PURPOSES.

Telegraph,

Transfer Companies,

Bicycle, Band,

Hotel, Hunting Clubs,

Schools,

Etc.

Special

Designs

and Prices Submitted

on

Application.

2593

3281

6529

73

2595

3282 6530

2777

66o(

2778

2573

6034

6610


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WATERBURY

BUTTON COMPANY.

47

621

6169

3645

:8oo

6214

6170

3646

2801

3491

6577

6504

493.

6578

6231

6232

loSi

4934

3025 'O^D

3082

4932

1026

6.^16


58/68

4

WATERSURY

BUTTON

COMPANY.

4463

3007

3482

4290

4464

4650

6381

3947

3866

465

T

6382 3740

610S

6464

3963

6077

3964

6078


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