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154 NATIONAL BUTTON BITLLETIN July-August, 1966
September 16, 17 Iew York State. The Fall meeting will be held in poughkeepsie. Mid-
-All
ludson Club will be the hostess. collectors are ini,ited io attend,
Place, Poughkeepsie Inn. Make rmm reservations direct to the Inn.
September 17 Michigan. Fall Meeting at Dansville (southeast of Lansing).
OCTOBER 3.9 MISSOURI. NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETTNG AND
EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT HOTEL CONTINENTAL. KANSAS
CITY. ACTUAL SHOW DAYS OPEN TO PUBLIC, OCTOBER 6 THRU 9.
PLAN TO ATTEND. MAKE HOTEL RESER.VAfIONS EARLY. DATE
PR,ECEDES "AMERICAN ROYAL".
Oclober 8 Maine. Annual Meeting. Grandview Grange, Northport.
October 15 Conne-c_ticul.- State Meeting at Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, Southing-
..Conn-ecilcut
!oq.. M!g. Richard O. Adkins will speak on subject MadIe
Buttons".
Oct. 28, 29 Pennsylvania. Fall Meeting-ceorge Washington Motor Lodge, WiUow
"getsy
In tercl an ge,/Pennsylvania Tu rnpiki, Wif low -G iore,- Fa. ft-o=sG:
Ross Button Club. AII collectori arri invited to atteird tnis meeiing.
_F.P.A.
MtrRE ABtrUT PENNEiYLVANIA STATE BUTTtrN
sitrtrIETY'S F!RSiT PRIZE EXHTBIT
photograph of Pennsylvania,s 1st prize
. __A Educational Exhibit of 196b, appeared
in November-December, 196b N.B.B. For the benefit of new members we republish
the photngraph-for the benef,t of all members we give a description of thi work
accomplishd by the State,s nine District Clubs.
- This Society asks a different District Club to &s$une responsibility each year
for the State's finished exhibit. In 196b T1le Susquehanna Buiton Clu6, with only
ele.ven members, eccomplished the task. Each of the nine clubs was assigned a
subject relating to the chosen Theme.
'STEEL TIIE SPECTACULAR"--offered ra.re opportunity for fine trays under
sub-title Classiflcation of Steel Buttons. The assigirinenk f6llow:
BETSY ROSS-Stamped and/or Et hed.
KEYSTONE-FIat Steel With Applied Design.
MEADYILLE-SIeeI Cups.
MOLLY PITCEEE-Rivet,ed.
NITTANY---Stamped Openwork.
PEI\INSYLVANIA DUTcE-Tinted.
a,ED BOSE--,Steel and pearl.
STAB-Combinations.
SUSQUEHANNA-Borders.
Mrs. Claudia S. Gerstenlauer of the Susquehanna Club furnished us with the
above list. We axe also indebted to her for the Information on Steel which
appeared in the panels bordering the center tray in the picture:
"STEEL is a compound of iron and carbon. There is hardly a product in
d&ily use that has not been made from, or processed by machinery made of
this versatile material.
"Large, flat one-piece steel buttons with a simple conventional design are
found among our Colonial types. The smaller one-piece buttons ot tfre
nineteenth century were often engraved, punched or etched.
"During the mid-eighteenth century hand-cut and polished facets were
riveted to solid bas€s. In a nineteenth century revival of cut-steel, the facets
were riveted to filigree frames.
"In the nrst quarter of the nineteenth century, open-work patterns were
stamped from a single piece of thin steel to imitate the riveted trce.
"Steel has been used in many different ways in the construction of buttons,
from beirxg the complete button to being the base for other materials or the
decoration. Steel faoets formed the borders on ffne picture.buttons of 18?0