Loyal Legion Button, c.1888

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Loyal Legion Button, c.1888
Loyal Legion Button, c.1888
Loyal Legion Button, c.1888
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 2002.1_8
Location: 
Shelf 32

A Loyal Legion pin worn by John Hays (II), class of 1857, on his jacket lapel. One side of the pin is covered in red, white, and blue fabric, with red, white and blue bow in the center. On the reverse side is a metal silver button with the engraved text "U.S. Patent 1888 France". 

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Gift of Jeanette Burgyes (Mrs. E. Gardner Hays), 1977
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