Brass Buttons from Waterbury
“Since 1812, we’ve crafted the world’s most popular metal buttons. When Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, both men wore Waterbury buttons on their chests.”
I’ve probably spent a full hour over the last six months trolling the archives of Waterbury Button, the pre-eminent button maker and the only Civil War-era button manufacturer still in business. The buttons are all made in Connecticut (although no longer in Waterbury — they moved to nearby Chesire) and are found on jackets on sale at Brooks Brothers, Tommy Hilfiger and found fastening all types of U.S. military garb.
Below are some of my favorite buttons from their archive.
See more at Waterbury Button Co.
