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Keith Winters' genealogy pages
If you want to know more about Keith Winters' outstandingly well-referenced research, including the button-making members of the Hammond and Turner families and their relatives, visit his website
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Old Copper
A useful list of other Birmingham button makers, with backmark photographs and details. London makers listed and other information included on other pages
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Diana's buttons
This website is invaluable, especially this page on Naval buttons
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UK Detector Finds Database
Because buttons turn up so often in the UK, a detector finds database is essential. It contains this comprehensive list of British buttonmakers
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A Ramble 'Round Old Birmingham
A Ramble 'Round Old Birmingham, written by George Selgin, is a fascinating distillation of information from historical sources. Contains some useful maps and references
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The British Button Society
A friendly, helpful and knowledgable group of people united by an interest in buttons. The society publishes a quarterly journal, Button Lines, which is always an interesting read
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The Birmingham button trade
This brief article contains some interesting information
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Birmingham's Science Museum
Known as 'thinktank', the museum has this interesting page
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Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
The Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery interactive Collection BMAGiC has some great photos of pearl buttons: type 'button' into the search box...
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The Workshop of the World
This website is all about Birmingham: it contains a wealth of information about this city, and this page is the 'button section'
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
The entry for buttons make interesting reading
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Bruce Chatwin's ancestors...
Who'd've thought it? Yes: I have linked to the right page!
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