Mary C. Beaudry
Thanks Mary, I've waited patiently for some 35 years for confirmation
regarding the 'lead buttons' (now in Ma's 1940s/1950s button jars so as to
confuse future generations of the family).
What you wrote also provides an alternative explanation for lead 'off-cuts'
I've excavated from several domestic deposits from the 1790s onward. I look
forward to your upcoming book on the material culture of needlework and sewing.
Cheers, Robert
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