Officer's Pip

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Officer's Pip

Entry/Object ID

143/6088

Description

BUTTON / GERMAN / METAL / SQUARE / GEOMETRIC DESIGN

Collection

MILITARY BUTTON, WORLD WAR I

Made/Created

Place

Country

Germany

Notes

Date: C. W.W.I

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

1/2 in

Length

1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Metal

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 1, 1976

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Leyton Furlong

Notes

The pin appears to be a German officer's pip known as a "sterne". These were used in both world wars and would have been attached to a shoulder board