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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 30 per yard, formerly flourished here: the making of shirt-buttons, for which Blandford has long been noted, and which …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… fastening was by a BUTTON instead, hence the entry 'breech buttons' [Inventories (1659)]. Breech clasps were not … (mid-period). Breech hook and eye [hookes & eyes, and buttons for breeches; breech hooks & eis; breech hookes & … consisting of 'Claspes & keeperes, hookes & eyes, and buttons for breeches' [Inventories (1667)]. A great variety …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The principal articles of manufacture are nails and silk buttons: potatoes, for the Bristol and other markets, are …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 10 In 1964 Gaunt & Co. of Birmingham made metal buttons and badges. 11 C. H. R. (Development) Ltd. opened in …