Pin-back button

Object Number: 
Z.2730.92
Date: 
1896
Medium: 
Metal, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back button with the image of a sinking battleship fleet and a surrounding attacking fleet; reverse inscription "MADE BY/WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.,/NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./PATENTED/JULY 17, 1894/APRIL 14, 1896/JULY 21,1896"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group