Waterbury Button Museum

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury houses The Waterbury Button Museum that displays 10,000 buttons from around the world. Buttons have been manufactured in Waterbury since 1812. The exhibit includes four engraved buttons taken from General George Washington's coat.
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( Cloe Poisson, cpoisson@courant.com / February 5, 2013 )

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury houses The Waterbury Button Museum that displays 10,000 buttons from around the world. Buttons have been manufactured in Waterbury since 1812. The exhibit includes four engraved buttons taken from General George Washington's coat.

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