U.S. Navy Enlisted Button - Inventory Number: BUT 324
Hard Rubber Pea-Coat Button
Backmark: Novelty Rubber Co. NY /
Goodyear’s Patent 1851
An excellent example of a hard rubber United States Navy enlisted man's button Albert# NA-136-A2. Button dates from circa 1855-1862. The vertical anchor hard rubber enlisted Navy button is much much scarcer than the horizontal anchor version. Backmark reads " * NOVELTY RUBBER CO. GOODYEAR'S PATENT. 1851. ". Dark near black finish. Button measures 31.51mm.
Button card was de-accessed from the “The National Civil War Life Museum” of Fredericksburg, VA which featured thousands of items pertaining to the daily life of the Civil War Soldier and the era.
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Inventory Number: BUT 324