Button Card
1950s (made)
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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.
Only 8 buttons survive, as originally the card would have held 16 buttons.
Object details
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| 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. |
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| 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 created | June 24, 2009 |
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