Museum / Archive

Elgin County Railway Museum

Artifact Type

Button

Description Level

Group

Number of Artifacts

2

Description

There are 2 buttons labelled "a" and "b". A Pair of Canadian Pacific Buttons. One is large and the the other is smaller. Front of button is silver-coloured and the back is brass. Buttons are circular. Front of button has ridge around the outer edge, Centre of button has the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s crest/shield logo. Centre of shield logo says "Canadian Pacific Railway Lines". Back of buttons has protruding central loop to attach button to fabric. Smaller button has white/grey fabric attached. Around loop there is a manufacturer's inscription that says "W. Scully LTD. Montreal".

Material

Aluminum, Brass

Category

Personal Artifact

Sub-category

Clothing - Accessory

Accession Number

2020.305.001 a&b

Storage Range

Box 5

Storage Location

4A-3-2

Height

1.1

Diameter

2.8 & 2/3

Units

cm

Manufacturer

W. Scully LTD.

Manufacturer City

Montreal

Manufacturer Province

Quebec

Manufacturer Country

Canada

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