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NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN 45

THFJY'RE STILL IN THFJ CASE
'fnru with ure to the NBS Quarter,ly llulletin for July 1945, pp. 159, 160.
There rve read, "Sold at the Anler.ican Ar.t Galler.ies, N. Y. February Z, IO2d),
the l{istorical llellcs of (ieclge \Vashington, inherited and collected by Mr.
Williarn Latrier Washington.
No. 194. T*-o (lonrrrtenrorative Washington buttons. worn at the Inaug-
llr?ltiol of Celt. \\rashingtoD, Mar. 4, 1789; one with Coat of Arms and date:
the other "GW" and "LONG LI\/E THE PIIESIDENT." In crimson lnorocco
('ilse.
Note: The button first described is excessively rare and is the only ex-
ililrple eveI seert by the present owller.
(The price for rvhich they sold was 955.) "
Tht:re yon ltave the stor.)', and here you have a photo€ir.aph of the but-
fons \\lrich *rre stiil in tlre (rirse, together with the identical notation as
rluoted above. Norv, trll you lack are the details of how Mrs. Moore acquired
then), so that you, too, nia)'go and do likewise!
It seenrs that a nationally hnown genileman attended that Sale in 1g20,
pttt'chased tliese ver'1'sanre buttons and tucked them away for safe keeping.
It was Mr. John wyckoff Mettler, the president of the Interwoven stocking
('orrr pu rry.
Mr'. N{ettler and Goveruo| Moore are Directors of Rutgers University
and rvere attending a nteeting of that Board at Ailantic City. After the
,sessioll rvas concluded, iD collvelsing with Mr. ]vIettler, Mrs. Moore casually
revealed that she had a nerv holtby now, she was collecting buttons.
wheleupon ilir. Nlettlel assured her that he had a couple of buttons that he
rvould add to hel collection.

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INAUGURAI, BUTTONS
(Shown by courtesy of the Ow.ner)