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The women in my family have for generations contributed to this collection.
Many buttons were likely salvaged in the 1800s.
All those women are a part of all these buttons - a colorful record of a long-forgotten history.
My wife keeps them in a big glass jar and more often than not can find just the right match.
Or enough buttons of the same kind for a new dress for granddaughter.
But even if it weren't for the utility of this collection, its beauty and mystery and history would merit preservation.
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