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Four buttons from a Pullman Porter uniform
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Four buttons from a Pullman Porter uniform

Scovill Mfg. Co., American, 1850 - 1970 · early 20th-mid 20th Century

metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Four (4) round, silver colored Pullman Porter buttons that may have originally been sewn to a Porter uniform. The buttons contain the word "PULLMAN" at the center on the front. The back of the buttons have a small circular piece of metal attached to the center, which was probably used to attach the button to the uniform. Also on the back is the following information: "SCOVILL MFG. CO/WATERBURY".

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