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Ohio River Drilled Mussel Shells Button Blank & Mother-of-Pearl Button Set 12

Ohio River Drilled Mussel Shells Button Blank & Mother-of-Pearl Button Set 12

$ 13.2

Availability: 15 in stock
  • Suitable For: display / historical reference
  • Material: mussel shell and shell buttons
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Quantity: 1-10
  • Type: mother of pearl
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
  • Color: White
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Style: primitive
  • Shape: Round

    Description

    Ca 1930 mussell shells drilled for button making with some shell buttons included. An example of a commerical enterprise that flourished along the Ohio River until the advent of plastics around WW2. Would make a nice display with early sewing items. .50 S&H.