Ron and HistArch

In the 36(2) issue of Historical Archaeology (out about Feb 2003) I have an
article on Prosser or china buttons that tells more about the Prosser
family and the history of their buttons than anyone wants to know.

A couple of excellent web sources on china buttons with good illustrations are:
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/cottage/5399/  and
http://home.pon.net/behrbaum/

Rick

At 11:10 10-09-01 -0400, you wrote:
>While we are on the subject of buttons, what do you all feel about the
>"Prosser" buttons? These are those black and white shirt and blouse buttons
>with the roughened underside. I have read the history of the Prosser family
>inventing a way to compress powdered glass in the late 18th century and going
>into massive production in the 19th century, but note these buttons do not
>appear in abundance here in California until after 1820. Any thoughts?
>Ron May
>Legacy 106, Inc.