Friends,

In the future, it would be very useful if the person raising a specific
artifact question would include a link to a good photograph, or adequately
describe the object in question before posting the question to this list.

We currently have a question, and a series of answers that, frankly, have
no bearing on each other.

Thank you.

___________________________________

Mark C. Branstner, RPA, AARP
Senior Historical Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

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On 9/12/14 9:13 AM, "Dessa Lightfoot" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I'm no button expert but this book from the 1850s says that metal shanks
>are inserted into the glass while the glass is still molten.
>
>http://books.google.com/books?id=mq1AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA199&lpg=PA199&dq=how.me
>tal+shanks+ate+applied+to+glass+buttons&source=bl&ots=l2gPfpIB6v&sig=wc2Ur
>oY24knwBbHQm1sK-8V1ckE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VP4SVO6rG_XGsQSo4ILQCQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwC
>A
>
>
>
>> On Sep 11, 2014, at 8:14 PM, Susan Walter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> Can someone tell me what was used to attach a metal shank (loop or box)
>>to the button back surface?  Some sort of glue?
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> S. Walter