Victorian Shell Boot Buttons, Multi-Color (100pc) ~ bb06
Victorian Shell Boot Buttons, Multi-Color (100pc) ~ bb06
Victorian Shell Boot Buttons, Multi-Color (100pc) ~ bb06

Victorian Shell Boot Buttons, Multi-Color (100pc) ~ bb06

bb06

Regular price$30.00
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Size: 

approx 9 x 9mm each plus shank

Material: 
freshwater mussel shell and steel shank

Description: 

100 Assorted Victorian (pre 1920's) shell High-Top boot-buttons. Handmade in Muscatine, Iowa from freshwater mussel shell from the Mississippi river. In the 1890's Muscatine was known as the Pearl Button Capital of the World! The boot buttons were exported worldwide for lace-up boots. At that time, over 2,500 workers were employed in different button-related businesses. These buttons are beautiful, versatile, historical pieces and are lovely beading componant!!

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