18th Century Thread & Covered Buttons - Wm. Booth, Draper
2021-6-17 · Thread buttons were used on the collars of men's shirts and other undergarments from the late 17th into the early 19th century. Not only were thread buttons less expensive than bone, wood or metal but they would not break during the strenuous beating and scrubbing used by the laundresses which is described in the book The Laundress. Unlike buttons made of other …
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