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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wek, post: 41473, member: 352&quot;]I got a response from the The relicman . He was kind enough to respond with a very detailed explanation of the William Williams buttons and the history of this manufacturer. I will post the site also for those interestied. </p><p>But to give you a brief history from what he shared with me:</p><p>Apparently Williams operated out of 12 John St.( Which is what is on the button)from 1841-1843. Then he must have recieved a contract for Uniforms. Mr. Ridgeway explained that the Ordinance Dept. Button design was not approved until 1851.&nbsp;&nbsp; He must have subcontracted the button from Scovill Mfg.&nbsp; He continued to explain that Williams must have wanted his name on the Ordinance button which would be costly&nbsp; This may have proved to be too expensive because Williams did not get any contracts beyond this initial&nbsp; one. A great story and glad he took the time to share it with me. </p><p>I thought the forum would appreciate the history also.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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