1913- Hard Rubber on Uniform

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This is the second installment of the 4-part Button Aerogramme Series on the Northern Pacific Railway. See Part I: Great Big Baked Potato.

Passenger Brakeman’s uniform. Rules and Specifications Governing Uniforming of Employes, Northern Pacific 1913.

October 22, 1913 was when the Northern Pacific Rules and Specifications Governing Uniforming of Employes was to go into effect, introducing the brand-new NP buttons.

Interestingly, in 1913, NP employee uniforms were to be outfitted with black (hard) rubber 4-hole buttons, over which  

1913: Hard Rubber on Uniform is the second installment of the 4-part Northern Pacific series in the WRBA Button Aerogrammes. Stay tuned for more.

• 1883- NP Connecting the Continent
• 1887- NP Staff button
• 1913- Hard Rubber on Uniform
• 1913-1970 Great Big Baked Potato

Button Specs

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  • Aerogramme