Iowa Button Industry Collection

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Summary: Collection documents the manufacture of both freshwater pearl and plastic buttons in Muscatine, Iowa, including at least 12 different companies from primarily 1925 to the 1960s.

Type: Collection descriptionsArchival materialsTrade literatureVideotapesCommercial catalogsCorrespondenceClippingsPhotographsPrice listsAccount booksAudiotapes

Creator: Automatic Button Company.American Pearl Button Company.Claus Schmarje Button Company.Barry Manufacturing Company.Schmarje, ClausSessler, Mary AliceU.S. Button Company.Weber and Sons Button Company.Perkins Freshwater Pearl Products, Inc.McKee Button Company.Schmarje, ClarenceRonda Button Company.Hawkeye Pearl Button Company.Hahn, BernardJ & K Button CompanyIowa Button Company.

Place: Muscatine (Iowa)Iowa -- Button industry

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0504

Topic: Wages -- Button industryButtonsMollusksMother-of-pearlCrustaceaPearl button industry -- IowaPlasticsButton industry workersButton industry -- Iowa

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