Pike Bros. Button
Dublin Core
Title
Pike Bros. Button
Identifier
Item Sm.603
Description
Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with the words:
'PIKE BROS. BRISBANE'
'PIKE BROS. BRISBANE'
Creator
<p align="justify">Pike Bros., [Brisbane]</p>
Subject
Dress & Personal Accessories--Dress component--Clothing--Fastening--Button;
Clothing;
Buttons;
Pike Brothers & Co., Brisbane.
Clothing;
Buttons;
Pike Brothers & Co., Brisbane.
Date
n.d., but likely post-1885 (so probably post-dates Old Smithfield Township)
Source
Old Smithfield township.
Publisher
Private collection
Contributor
Pike Brothers opened a Gentleman's Tailors shop on 30 Queen Street, Brisbane in 1885.
Queensland Figaro and Punch (Brisbane), 14 August 1886: 8.
Format
Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 1.0 g
Size: 16.0 mm diameter.
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 1.0 g
Size: 16.0 mm diameter.
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s
Rights
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Collection
Citation
<p align="justify">Pike Bros., [Brisbane]</p>, “Pike Bros. Button,” n.d., but likely post-1885 (so probably post-dates Old Smithfield Township), Item Sm.603, Private collection, https://www.oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/31.