Tug of War

Tug of War Advertising Button Museum
Category
Advertising
Additional Images
Tug of War button back Advertising Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Clothing
Image Description

Illustration of two people playing tug of war over a pair of pants
Back Paper / Back Info

LEGLER & CO. MFRS. WORKING CLOTHES DAYTON, O. FURNISH THESE BUTTONS FREE. WRITE THEM. W.& H. Co. PATENTED
JULY 17 1894
APRIL 14, 1896
JULY 21, 1896
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
7/8 inch
Year / Decade Made
1900s
The Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Additional Information

In 1858, Thomas A. Legler of Dayton, Ohio, opened a clothing house specializing in overalls, shirts, and coats for the working man. Undergoing several reorganizations during the second half of the 19th century, the business was finally named Legler, Barlow, & Company, or Legler & Co. for short. The company operated up until the 1910s in the Montgomery County region of Ohio.
Sources

Brennan, J. (Ed.). (1879). A Biographical Cyclopaedia and Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Men, with an Historical Sketch of the State of Ohio (Vol. 3). Cincinnati, OH: John C. Yorston & Company.

Williams Dayton directory for 1909-1910: Embracing a full alphabetical record of the names of the inhabitants of the city of Dayton, Ohio, a business directory, city guide, etc. (1909). Cincinnati, OH: The Williams Directory Company.
Catalog ID AD0828