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This and 52 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Button Card 28.

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1944

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2015

2025

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Button

This is a Button. We acquired it in 1944. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Herbert H. Hosmer Jr.. It is credited Gift of Herbert H. Hosmer, Jr..

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Button; Gift of Herbert H. Hosmer, Jr.; 1944-39-1-a

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