The Company is formed in 1857
Artists Impression of Original Factory
American Civil War Buttons
Manufacture Of jet Brooches
Competition From French Manufacturers
Buffalo Horn Buttons
Horn Button Manufacture
Horn Button Manufacture
Plastic Buttons

Catalogue celebrating 100 years of button production by James Grove & Sons. It provides a brief history of this family firm which was founded in 1857 and shows how horn buttons (their speciality) are made. A small amount of detail is also given on plastic buttons.
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Reference: | 147 |
Keywords: | James Grove MCOL 1850s 1900c 2000c Costume |
Archive Ref: | EB 1A Doc, 4.596 |
Updated: | 16/8/2000 15:50:06 |