Waterbury Button Company
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Description
1812-present
Waterbury Button Company was established in 1812 during the United States’ war against the U.K. of the same year, producing stamped metal buttons for the armed forces. During the Civil War, both sides wore Waterbury buttons on their uniforms, as depicted in the print showing the Surrender at Appomattox below. In 2000 the button branch of the business was sold to OGS Technologies, Inc. who reverted the name to the Waterbury Button Company, and are still in business today.
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Waterbury Button Company was established in 1812 during the United States’ war against the U.K. of the same year, producing stamped metal buttons for the armed forces. During the Civil War, both sides wore Waterbury buttons on their uniforms, as depicted in the print showing the Surrender at Appomattox below. In 2000 the button branch of the business was sold to OGS Technologies, Inc. who reverted the name to the Waterbury Button Company, and are still in business today.
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Public Domain