Timucuan Ecological and historic preserve - Shell Buttons
Two shell buttons found at Kingsley Plantation
FMIB 37758 Washboard (Quadrula Heros), size 4 58 by 6 12 Inches
Megalonaias nervosa syn. Quadrula heros; Five dozen buttons were cut from the entire shell English: Washboard (Quadrula Heros), size 4 5/8 by 6 1/2 Inches Five dozen buttons were cut from the entire shell Su... More
FMIB 38279 Sorting room, in which skillful operators classify buttons ...
Sorting room, in which skillful operators classify buttons into 12 grades Subject: Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38281 Crushing plant where waste shell and defective blanks are c...
Crushing plant where waste shell and defective blanks are converted into chicken feed and other useful products Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Feeds Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38283 Churn used in polishing buttons
Churn used in polishing buttons Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38285 Belt grinders, where blanks are brought to uniform thicknes...
Belt grinders, where blanks are brought to uniform thickness Subject: Pearl button industry, Women clothing workers Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38286 Churns, with buttons receiving polish by the use of acid an...
Churns, with buttons receiving polish by the use of acid and steam. Note the funnels from which acid solution drips into the churns Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38287 Shaker in which the buttons receive the final polish
Shaker in which the buttons receive the final polish Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38288 Finished buttons of several sizes and patterns
Finished buttons of several sizes and patterns Subject: Pearl button industry, Shellfish trade Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38291 Tubular saws of different sizes, saw and spun fitted into t...
Tubular saws of different sizes, saw and spun fitted into the chuck, and shell from which blanks have been cut Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38293 Illustrating reasonably careful practice in cutting In ende...
Illustrating reasonably careful practice in cutting. In endeavoring to cut too closely the shell in lower right-hand corner the saw was destroyed . Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl button industry, P... More
FMIB 38294 Finishing room, where the blanks are converted into buttons...
Finishing room, where the blanks are converted into buttons by automatic facing and drilling machines Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38297 Blank classifiers for separation of blanks according to thi...
Blank classifiers for separation of blanks according to thickness Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38298 Cutting room, where blanks are cut from the raw shells
Cutting room, where blanks are cut from the raw shells Subject: Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38299 Modern automatic machine for shaping and drilling buttons
Modern automatic machine for shaping and drilling buttons Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38301 Original foot-power lathe employed by Mr Boepple in the ina...
Original foot-power lathe employed by Mr. Boepple in the inauguration of the fresh-water pearl-button industry Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies, Button industry--Equipment and supplies Ta... More
FMIB 38307 Tumbnler employed for buffing blanks or buttons
Tumbnler employed for buffing blanks or buttons Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38309 Illustrating theoretically correct use of shell for small b...
Illustrating theoretically correct use of shell for small blanks Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl button industry, Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38312 Small cutting plant and operatives on Mississippi River
Small cutting plant and operatives on Mississippi River Subject: Shells--Industry and trade Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38314 Blanks of various sizes and thicknesses as cut from the she...
Blanks of various sizes and thicknesses as cut from the shell and before submission to the nes&qubacking' process Subject: Pearl button industry, Shellfish trade Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38315 Illustrating economical use of shells of various sizes
Illustrating economical use of shells of various sizes Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl button industry, Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38316 Illustrating wasteful cutting practiced in earliest stages ...
Illustrating wasteful cutting practiced in earliest stages of fresh-water pearl-button manufacturing industry Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl button industry, Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38318 Illustrating careful, methodical cutting
Illustrating careful, methodical cutting Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl button industry, Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38319 Poor cutting due to want of care or lack of experience Note...
Poor cutting due to want of care or lack of experience. Note poor spacing, overlapping of blanks, and exposed margins of shell, indicating that blanks were pushed out Subject: Shells--Industry and trade, Pearl... More
FMIB 38320 Belt grinder employed to remove the backs from blanks and b...
Belt grinder employed to remove the backs from blanks and bring them to desired thickness Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38324 Cutting machine of simple type
Cutting machine of simple type Subject: Pearl button industry--Equipment and supplies Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38854 Glimpse of the Mussel Business at Leclaire, Iowa, where the...
Glimpse of the Mussel Business at Leclaire, Iowa, where the mussels are bought from the fishermen, cleaned, and the shells sent by rail and water to button factories. In the pile shown there are 350 tons of...... More
FMIB 38863 Interior of Button Factory Sawing the rough blanks
Interior of Button Factory. Sawing the rough blanks Subject: Pearl button industry Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38870 Large 'Deerhorn' (Tritgonia verrucosa) from which Twenty-Ei...
Large 'Deerhorn' (Tritgonia verrucosa) from which Twenty-Eight Rough Blanks Have Been Cut Subject: Pearl button industry, Mussel fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Shell industry and trade Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38872 Interior of Button Factory Sorting the buttons, sewing them...
Interior of Button Factory. Sorting the buttons, sewing them on cards, and packing in boxes Subject: Pearl button industry, Women clothing workers Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38878 Button Factory, Muscatine, Iowa
Button Factory, Muscatine, Iowa Subject: Shell industry and trade, Pearl button industry, Muscatine (Iowa) Geographic Subject: United States--Iowa--Muscatine Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38884 Interior of Button Factory Drilling Holes in the Buttons
Interior of Button Factory. Drilling Holes in the Buttons Subject: Pearl button industry, Women clothing workers Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 38890 Interior of Button Factory Grinding the Blanks
Interior of Button Factory. Grinding the Blanks Subject: Pearl button industry, Women clothing workers Tag: Shellfish
FMIB 39045 Mussels at the age of one year and four months, and buttons...
Mussels at the age of one year and four months, and buttons cut from them. These mussels were the product of artificial infection and rearing by the crate method Subject: Pearl button industry, Buttons, Freshw... More
FMIB 40289 Shells of mussels reared in a pond from glochildia artifici...
Shells of mussels reared in a pond from glochildia artificially infected upon fish. The buttons were cut from the shells within two years from the date of infection. The quality is good, but the shells are yet ... More
FMIB 47853 Valve of Unio in its Natural State, and the same with 'blan...
Valve of Unio in its Natural State, and the same with 'blanks' cut out from it. Blanks as cut; three upper figures showing inside, three lower showing outside with or or less of the epidermis. The same ground ... More
Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Com...
Megalonaias nervosa syn. Quadrula heros; Five dozen buttons were cut from the entire shell Title: Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended .. Identi... More
The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17975772099)
Buttons cut from mussel shells Title: The American Museum journal Identifier: americanmuseumjo18amer (find matches) Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s) Authors: American Museum of Natural History Subjects: Natural hist... More