Pike Bros. Button

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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'

Creator

<p align="justify">Pike Bros., [Brisbane]</p>

Subject

Dress & Personal Accessories--Dress component--Clothing--Fastening--Button;
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.

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

Geolocation

Collection

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

<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://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/31.

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