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Button Card

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Card of 8 cellulose acetate buttons in red, black, orange and pink, and machine turned including rose and square turning.

Only 8 buttons survive, as originally the card would have held 16 buttons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Card and cellulose acetate
Brief description
Card of 8 cellulose acetate buttons, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain, 1950s
Physical description
Card of 8 cellulose acetate buttons in red, black, orange and pink, and machine turned including rose and square turning.

Only 8 buttons survive, as originally the card would have held 16 buttons.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19cm
  • Width: 17cm
Marks and inscriptions
'POLYROD' (On red 'Dymo' label)
Credit line
Given by Mr and Mrs John Innell
Object history
Part of The Selwyn Slater Collection T.104 to 144-1984.
Collection
Accession number
T.135-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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