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16 - General Service Uniform Buttons. All sixteen buttons have the same face and manufacture mark, but show varying degrees of wear. The buttons depict an eagle with his head pointed to the left. A pointed shield with six vertical stripes adorns the eagle's chest. In the right talon the eagle holds three arrows, while in the left talon he clutches an olive branch. The design of these buttons places them in between the Indian wars and Spanish American War. The manufacture marks on the buttons read Horstmann Philada or Horstmann Philadelphia; a prolific contracted manufacturer of buttons and pins for the U.S. Government during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All are 20mm in diameter. Several of the buttons are in fine condition, and even retain their gold luster, while others have some green patina and dulling. Transferred from the William Booth Taliaferro Papers (Mss 65T15). Located in Dec Obj S2 SS2, Box 3. Mss 65T15.c15-c30

Nineteen General Service Uniform Buttons. All nineteen buttons have the same face and manufacture mark, but show varying degrees of wear. Several of the buttons in this group still have small pieces of fabric attached, although it is unknown if these are pieces of the original uniform, or if they are later additions.Several of the buttons are in fine condition, and even retain their gold luster, while others have some green patina, dulling, and scratches. The buttons depict an eagle with his head looking to the left. A pointed shield with six vertical stripes adorns the eagle's chest. In the right talon the eagle holds three arrows, while in the left talon he clutches an olive branch. The design of these buttons places them in between the Indian wars and Spanish American War. The manufacture marks on the buttons read Horstmann Phila, Horstmann Philadelphia, or Horstmann Button Co. Horstmann was a prolific contracted manufacturer of buttons and pins for the US Government during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All buttons are 16mm in diameter. Transferred from the William Booth Taliaferro Papers (Mss 65T15) .Located in Dec Obj S2 SS2, Box 3. Mss 65T15.c31-c49

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2- Victorian-era cutlery including both a knife and a fork. Both the knife and the fork have handles either of bone or ivory. The prongs of the fork and blade of the knife are worn with some patina but very little rust is present. The fork is three pronged, and the knife had a blade which appears wider than a standard dinner knife today.The blade of the knife is stamped with the words [W&G Tarleton Sheffield] as well as the British Imperial crown flanked by the letters V and R [Victoria Regina]. Although the blade is marked, efforts to find any details about the manufacturer have yielded nothing. Cutlery Manufacturing in Sheffield England is rare today and few records exist about the manufacturers who were based in Sheffield during the Victorian era. Images are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/5766123322/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/5766123554/. Located in T&E S6 SS3, Box 11. Mss 39.1B57A01a-b