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Button, Conductor.

Button. Conductor. Obverse: gilded. Domed. Raised rim, corrugated field. Embossed "D.L.& W." in an arc; beneath is "RR" and 3 stars.

From the Museum Collection: Button. Conductor. Obverse: gilded. Domed. Raised rim, corrugated field. Embossed "D.L.& W." in an arc; beneath is "RR" and 3 stars. Reverse: soldered mounting loop. An illegible marking is over stamped "Waterbury Button Co." 1925-1950 An often-overlooked artifact is the uniform button. Railroad personnel who had contact with the public usually wore uniforms, and these uniforms were "customized" for the company with distinctive buttons. These were usually individually designed for each railroad and could be quite ornate. Most were made of brass or copper alloys, although aluminum was also used. In the U.S. only a few companies specialized in buttons, notably the Waterbury Company, the Scovill Manufacturing Company, and the D. Evans Company. British manufacturers produced some of the early railroad uniform buttons. Viewing buttons is best done under magnification or through close-up photography. There is a remarkable amount of fine detail and some represent miniature tributes to the metal-caster's art.

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Steamtown National Historic Site, Code: STEA

Steamtown National Historic Site, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.407600402832, Longitude: -75.6704025268555

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1925-1950

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