{"id":14723,"date":"2013-08-13T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-08-13T20:09:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T20:09:49","slug":"how-shell-buttons-were-once-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/2013\/08\/how-shell-buttons-were-once-made.html","title":{"rendered":"How Shell Buttons Were Once Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0LwopjZ86k0\/Ugob_xM9QsI\/AAAAAAAAR18\/rz3HuVDJvhw\/s2048\/buttonpress1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0LwopjZ86k0\/Ugob_xM9QsI\/AAAAAAAAR18\/rz3HuVDJvhw\/s2048\/buttonpress1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Have you ever wondered how beautiful shell buttons were once made? &nbsp;To be perfectly honest, I hadn&#8217;t really ever thought about it before. &nbsp;However, I was wandering around a small but extremely interesting museum over the weekend and stumbled on this fascinating contraption:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-o2YCnnjvVsk\/Ugob_zqs0XI\/AAAAAAAAR2Q\/e79ba8wut0Q\/s2048\/buttonpress3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-o2YCnnjvVsk\/Ugob_zqs0XI\/AAAAAAAAR2Q\/e79ba8wut0Q\/s2048\/buttonpress3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">This is how real mother of pearl buttons were made prior to being made in high-tech modern factories. &nbsp;Made in smaller batches, the shells themselves had to be soaked in water for at least a week, then were cut into &#8220;blanks.&#8221; &nbsp;Button holes were added later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_JfPOom619Y\/UgocADvjLwI\/AAAAAAAAR2c\/cFwjQhS6SR8\/s2048\/buttonpress4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_JfPOom619Y\/UgocADvjLwI\/AAAAAAAAR2c\/cFwjQhS6SR8\/s2048\/buttonpress4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">In the photo above, you can see the variety of shells used and how they were cut. &nbsp;Button makers used every last bit of the precious shell they could, getting as many button blanks out of each shell possible. &nbsp;Here are some button blanks on a work table (love that worn wooden surface):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SUoabLZ9QRY\/UgocA_Ng0FI\/AAAAAAAAR2w\/VUUAW6H8kSk\/s2048\/buttonpress7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SUoabLZ9QRY\/UgocA_Ng0FI\/AAAAAAAAR2w\/VUUAW6H8kSk\/s2048\/buttonpress7.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Here are some of the various tools used too:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6p715W45MEg\/UgocAf2401I\/AAAAAAAAR2k\/Tyc0aQK7Qak\/s2048\/buttonpress5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6p715W45MEg\/UgocAf2401I\/AAAAAAAAR2k\/Tyc0aQK7Qak\/s2048\/buttonpress5.jpg\" width=\"478\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">It is my understanding from the information I read at the museum that this machine was primarily used at a local button factory in the early to mid twentieth century.  Buttons were in high demand during the Depression Era and the hand-cut shell button industry dwindled when bigger machines were invented and plastic buttons became more refined and mass produced.<\/p>\n<p>A fascinating piece of history for all button lovers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JvMhhys5J9Y\/Ugob_6_bStI\/AAAAAAAAR2E\/cfMdcwqXaBU\/s2048\/buttonpress2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JvMhhys5J9Y\/Ugob_6_bStI\/AAAAAAAAR2E\/cfMdcwqXaBU\/s2048\/buttonpress2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-pin-config=\"none\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiberflux.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F08%2Fhow-shell-buttons-were-once-made.html&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-0LwopjZ86k0%2FUgob_xM9QsI%2FAAAAAAAAR18%2Frz3HuVDJvhw%2Fs640%2Fbuttonpress1.jpg&amp;description=How%20shell%20buttons%20used%20to%20be%20made...interesting%20piece%20of%20history%20for%20button%20lovers!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pin_it_button.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how beautiful shell buttons were once made? &nbsp;To be perfectly honest, I hadn&#8217;t really ever thought about it before. &nbsp;However, I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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