Page 13 - July-August1966

July-August, 1966 NATIONAL BUTTON BUULETIN 155

o'.?;r
O .l.l
:i.L:

a.o
C.O.'
atl
aa
rair"aI
,ot

', ..#I!,. :
. t-i"t . rOo
ooooo
Oo o.Q
fii: oofta
C
QO

and later, and for the lovely enamels of the same period. It was also used
effectively as a mounting for the beautiful Wedgwood cameo,s and others."
**t:
..STEEL
MADE A SPECTACULAR APPEARANCE AS A BUTTON
MATER,IAL IN THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTUR,Y WHEN IT EMERGED
AS A LUXUR,Y MATER,IAL ON EQUAL TER,MS WITH GOLD AND SIL-
VER."
Button Sampler, by Litlian Smith Albert and Jane Ford Adams.
-The
***
"The use of steel in the manufacture of buttons seems to be declining but
the industry still calls for relatively heavy tonnage. Steel used in buttons
falls into three classes: the flrst, nickeled steel; the second, forms for cloth
covered buttons and the third, fancy metai or brass buttons. The last class
includes uniform and metal buttons for childrens' clothing. Statistics for
1925 show total steel used in the manufacture of clothing buttons in the
United States amounted to 175 tons." (Taken from an article LARGE USES
OF STEEL IN SMALL WAYS) published in IR,ON TR,ADE R,EVIEW and
through the courtesy of BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATTON, Bethlehem,
Pa."
Bibliography: Button Collector's History by Grace Horney Ford
Button Sampler by Lillian Smith Albert and Jane Ford Adams
The OId Button Box by Sally Luscomb and Ethel Cassidy
The Iron Trade Review.