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Lying under an arch, a late 14c effigy of an unknown civilian holding a heart in his hands, and the Sutton wolf at his feet. - Church of St Michael & All Angels, Averham Nottinghamshire
27th February 2010: I've got a big box of buttons and these are these are a selection of ornate and jewelled ones!
These are cobbled together using the vintage ladies gloves pattern and other ideas I came up with. The wool was recycled and is definitely wool and just a little on this side of itchy. But they do look good.
This week my students are all sharing short pieces of information about Japan for our daily talking and listening task. One of my students talked about the changes in the pearl industry caused by the invention of plastic buttons and how this impacted upon some Japanese people. I thought this was really interesting and hadn't really even thought much about buttons before. It's interesting the things we take for granted and never give a thought.
By 1905 Muscatine produced 1.5 billion pearl buttons annually. With nearly 37% of the world’s buttons coming from Muscatine, the town became the undisputed “Pearl Button Capital of the World.”
The rise and fall of the pearl button occurred over a period of seventy-five years. At its height the cutting-edge automated industry employed half the local workforce. Decades later the American-made pearl button buckled under the pressure of foreign competition, changing fashion, limited availability of shell, and the development and refinement of plastic buttons.
Early experiments with plastic buttons began in the 1920s. During World War II technological advancements brought better plastic buttons. Touted for their pearl-like qualities, plastic buttons attempted to provide the look of pearl at a fraction of the cost.
The switch from pearl to plastic did not occur over night. In the 1950s and 1960s many Muscatine factories made freshwater pearl, ocean pearl, and plastic buttons simultaneously.
Weber & Sons Button Company was one of several Muscatine companies to make the switch from pearl to plastic. A number of factors caused the decline of the pearl button industry. Labor expenses, limited availablity of shells, foreign competition, changes in fashion, zippers, and the development and refinement of plastics made it impossible for companies to earn a profit from pearl.
Here is the bracket mike made to hold the stock computer, horn relay, BAP sensor, and necessary fuses and relays. Neat install, huh?