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1. kingandallen.co.uk › the-history-of-the-buttonThe History of the Button - kingandallen.co.uk

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   Nov 29, 2012 · The Indus Valley Civilisation are credited with the invention of the button and the earliest one we have in existence today dates from around 2000BCE and is made from a curved shell. The first buttons were used as ornamental embellishments to a person’s attire and signified wealth or status.

2. www.heritagecrafts.org.uk › craft › button-makingButton making - Heritage Crafts

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   However, the cloth button making machine was invented in 1825, and so began the gradual decline. Lady Lees of Lychett Minster attempted to revive the craft in 1904, having purchased the old stock, and learning from older makers who knew the designs.

3. goldhillmuseum.org.uk › buttonsFour Hundred Years of Dorset Buttons - Gold Hill Museum

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   In 1622 Abraham Case moved to Shaftesbury and set up the first commercial button making enterprise. Originally from Gloucestershire, he had been a professional soldier in Europe during the Thirty Years War where he had observed French and Flemish button makers at work.

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4. slate.com › articles › lifeButton history: a visual tour of button design through the ages.

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   Jun 14, 2012 · The first button-makers guild formed in France in 1250. Still regarded as less-than-functional jewelry, buttons were so prized that sumptuary laws restricted their use. Books, Banks, Buttons...

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5. henrysbuttons.co.uk › historyThe History of Dorset Buttons

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   Benjamin Aingworth who developed and patented his machine in 1832. Finally, there was John Aston’s machine. In his book “Buttons: a Collectors Guide”, Victor Houart says that John Aston patented the button machine invented by Humphrey Jefferies in 1841, ten years before the Great Exhibition.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › dna › mbarchersBBC - h2g2 The History of the Button

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   Jul 3, 2007 · By around 1200, the button and buttonhole arrived in Europe, delivered, like many other things, by the returning Crusaders. Not that they invented it themselves — no, they had 'freed' the idea...

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   Who invented the button machine?

   • In his book “Buttons: a Collectors Guide”, Victor Houart says that John Aston patented the button machine invented by Humphrey Jefferies in 1841, ten years before the Great Exhibition. A selection of Dorset Buttons, including buttons on cards worked by the Lytchett Minster Christian Mission at Lytchett Minster in Dorset.

   The History of Dorset Buttons

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   When was the cloth button making machine invented?

   • However, the cloth button making machine was invented in 1825, and so began the gradual decline. Lady Lees of Lychett Minster attempted to revive the craft in 1904, having purchased the old stock, and learning from older makers who knew the designs. Sadly, the onset of the first world war ensured the enterprise did not survive.

   Button making - Heritage Crafts

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   Who invented the button & buttonhole?

   • By around 1200, the button and buttonhole arrived in Europe, delivered, like many other things, by the returning Crusaders. Not that they invented it themselves — no, they had 'freed' the idea from the Turks and Mongols encountered on their travels.

   BBC - h2g2 The History of the Button

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   Where were the first buttons made?

   • With the wealth of local resources in the Dorset area where the Dorset Horn sheep roamed the Downs, Abraham set up his business in Shaftesbury. Buttons were made from fabric, sheep’s horn and thread. The ‘High Tops’ were said to be the first buttons.

   The History of Dorset Buttons

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   Who invented the Dorset button?

   • It was designed and popularised by the Singleton family who made it fashionable in the 17th Century. Perception: Dorset button making is often perceived to be fuddy-duddy or old-fashioned, and it is often not explored beyond the basics.

   Button making - Heritage Crafts

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   How were buttons made?

   • Early buttons were hand-made using sheep’s horn and wool, readily available in North Dorset. Expertise in this domestic heritage craft was then passed down from generation to generation, providing families with home-based employment for over two centuries.

   Four Hundred Years of Dorset Buttons - Gold Hill Museum

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8. dorset-ancestors.comThe Dorset Button Industry - Dorset Ancestors

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   Feb 1, 2010 · From this small beginning buttony had virtually become the foremost Dorset industry by the beginning of the 18th century. It came to employ thousands of women and children and was worth £12,000 a year. Buttons were exported from Liverpool to Europe and America, where they were in great demand.