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May, 1954 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN

INDIANAPOLIS BUTTON SOCIETY EXHIBITION
Here we have a glimpse of the button di;play at the annual Hobby
Show held at Indiana State Fairgrounds. The affair was sponsored bir the
lndianapolis Star (morning newspaper) as a fund-raising project to aid the
needy.
Mrs. Claude Kimber, president during 1952-53, is on the left and Mrs.
Adalaide Edu'ards on the right. Both ladies are active in their local and
State Societies and have attended many National meetings also. As a result
of this exhibition se'yeral new members were added to the Club.
Contributed bv MABEL M. ESTEN.

Note: The Textile Classification, together with the various articles on
specialties, also the Bibliography of Textiles (pp.197-219) are from the
pen of our Editorial Colsultant, Jane tr'. Adams. Additional articles, by
Mrs. Adams, pertaining to the field of textiles will appear in a later
issue._Ed.
CI,ASSIf,'TCATION OF' TEXT IJE BUTTONS
By JANE F. ADAMS
I. Textile buttons, assorted
II. Colors, assorted
specialized
III. Construction, assorted
unlisted
body types, assorted
metal shells, assorted
bare backs (uncovered metal)
marked
encased, front and back
fancy topped
glass trim
metal trim
molds, one-piece
rings