And then there's the considerable literature on uniform buttons,
particularly military buttons from almost all nations and time periods. For
example, a short list of references on American Civil War uniform buttons
can be found at:
http://www.members.tripod.com/~howardlanham/biblio.htm#PART2
An on-line bookshop in the UK has an interesting list of books available on
British uniform buttons, including both military and railroad uniforms,
among others:
http://www.kellybadge.co.uk/books_buttons.htm
Jeremy Pye
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I was very impressed by the response to the question
asking about reference books for nails. Since everyone
seemed to be so interested in the nail discussion, is
there any interest in reference books for buttons?
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