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July 2011 THE NATIONAL 13u'T'Ton BULLETIN 11 1

Bulletin. There's still time for you who haven't yet sent yours to do so. Harriett
Brittenham is receiving valuable information that will help shape our future
organization. Preliminary results show we're doing a good job of meeting your
expectations. However, we are also seeing opportunities for improvement in
several areas and will address those as soon as possible.
I'm looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks.
- Joan Lindsay lindjoan@gmail.com· (208) 245-9407

About our ~over auttons

The Battersea 'factory' or workshop in London operated
for only three years between 1753 and 1756. We know that
coat buttons and sleeve buttons were among the effects
included in the bankruptcy sale, although
we have no description of the buttons
themselves. In the cover buttons the
enamel disks with transferred designs are
mounted in gilt copper alloy settings with
unusual crossed wire shanks, similar to
contemporary catgut shan ked buttons.
One of the three founders of Battersea,
John Brooks, is credited with the inven-
tion of the method of transferring an
image from an inked copperplate onto an
enameled or ceramic surface by means
of tissue paper. While Brooks never
profited by his invention, the sale spread
the knowledge of his transfer technique,
which was subsequently used profitably
Buttons from by others.
the collection of -Elizabeth Hughes
Elizabeth Hughes

[ED. NOTE, regarding omission of credit: The exquisite Japanese
morning glories button heralding the arrival of spring on the
cover of the May issue is from the collection of Gary Brockman,
photographed by Phillip Mrozinski.]

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