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Vintage Mother of Pearl Buttons

Vintage buttons - the smaller ones - still sewn to the card they left the factory on. Mother of-pearl buttons were most popular during the late Victorian period and the early 20th century, driven by industrial scale harvesting of shells and a flourishing fashion industry. They remained the cheapest and most common fastener used on everyday garments, undergarments, and heavy coats until plastic manufacturing replaced natural shell in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Uploaded on July 24, 2026
Taken on July 24, 2026