Wilcox Button
Dublin Core
Title
Wilcox Button
Identifier
Item Sm.604
Description
Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with words:
'[_ _ _ _] WILCOX [_ _ _ _]'
(most of the embossing is worn and illegible)
'[_ _ _ _] WILCOX [_ _ _ _]'
(most of the embossing is worn and illegible)
Creator
n.c.
Subject
Dress & Personal Accessories--Dress component--Clothing--Fastening--Button;
Clothing;
Buttons.
Clothing;
Buttons.
Date
1800s
Source
Old Smithfield township.
Most of the words stamped on the button are illegible, but this button may have been produced by Joseph Wilcox of Gawler, South Australia. Joseph and his brother George opened J. & G. Wilcox drapery in Gawler in 1862. Joseph bought George out in 1872 and moved to Rundle Street in Adelaide, where he traded as Joseph Wilcox & Co.
Publisher
Private collection
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
n.c., “Wilcox Button,” 1800s, Item Sm.604, Private collection, https://www.oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/32.