Button, uniform
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military
- DATE
- 1939–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0414.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- RCAF
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- brass button; post & base of unidentified non-ferrous metal (possibly aluminum)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 1.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 2.5 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Clothing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
purpose of mounting uniform button on post unknown/ button attached to post with screw fastener - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on button reads: "R.C.A.F."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- brass button; silver post; brown base (or flange)
- Decoration
- raised eagle & Tudor crown on button
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Unknown Manufacturer, Button, uniform, between 1939–1945, Artifact no. 1999.0414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0414.001/
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