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Button Makers And Their Backmarks

Bibliography & Sources

Source References

1. Treasure Hunting Magazine, August 1989, page 54

2. Treasure Hunting Magazine, April 1990, pages 21-25

3. Treasure Hunting Magazine, June 1990, pages 55-56

4. Treasure Hunting Magazine, July 1991, page 55

5. Treasure Hunting Magazine, July 1992, pages 43-45

6. Treasure Hunting Magazine, November 1990, page 55

10. The Searcher, December 1990, page 42

20. The Collector’s Encyclopaedia of Buttons. Sally C Luscomb, Bonanza Books, 1967

21. Discovering Old Buttons. Primrose Peacock, Shire Publications Ltd, 1978

22. The Magpie’s Companion

23. History Beneath Our Feet. Brian A Read, Merlin Books Ltd, 1988

24. A Dictionary of English Costume

25. The Encyclopaedia of Fashion

26. Buttons, A Guide for Collectors. Gwen Squire, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1972

28. Encyclopaedia Britannica

29. Detector Finds. G Bailey. Treasure Hunting Magazine, 1992

30. Author's and other MD finds

31. Identifying Buttons. A & G Meredith & M Cuddeford

32. British Buttons. Dennis G Blair

33. Military Button Manufacturers from the London Directories, 1800-1899, Peter Nayler

40. Diana’s Buttons website

41. UKDFD

42. The Baines Directory of 1822
43. Pigot's Directory of 1829
44. Whites History & Directory 1833
45. Pigot's Directory of 1834
46. Whites Directory of 1852

47. Big Book of Buttons, Hughes and Lester

48. UKDN

49. Nigel Nicholson
50. Internet source

51. British Button Society Journal (2001)

52. Firmin’s website

53. Rex Butler, British Button Society

54. Robert Mullins

55. Joseph Cleinman

Bibliography

Books

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Detector Finds - Gordon Bailey

British Buttons - Dennis G Blair

Big Book of Buttons - Hughes & Lester

The Collector’s Encyclopaedia of Buttons - Sally C Luscomb

Identifying Buttons - A & G Meredith & M Cuddeford

Discovering Old Buttons - Primrose Peacock

History Beneath Our Feet - Brian A Read

Buttons, A Guide for Collectors - Gwen Squire

A Dictionary of English Costume

The Encyclopaedia of Fashion

The Magpie’s Companion

 

Periodicals

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British Button Society Journal

Treasure Hunting Magazine

The Searcher

 

Websites

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Diana’s Buttons

The Oldcopper Website

UKDFD

UKDN

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