Button card
Marks and Spencer Ltd.
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, fabric and metal
Measurements
Each card (min) - 145 mm (length); 69 mm (width), Each card (max) - 147 mm (length); 70 mm (width), Each button (min) - 10 mm (diameter), Each button (max) - 14 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 666692
Summary
Three cards of fabric covered, two hole buttons manufactured by Marks and Spencer Ltd. The holes are surrounded by metal eyelets. One card is labelled '16 Lines' and has eight small buttons sewn onto it. One is labelled '18 Lines' and has twelve medium size buttons sewn onto it. The third card is labelled '22 Lines' and has nine large buttons sewn onto it. Each card is black and has an identical inscription printed in gold coloured lettering. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
On each of the three cards: 'MADE EXPRESSLY FOR/ MARKS AND SPENCER LTD.,/ THE ORIGINATORS OF/ PENNY BAZAARS./ TWO HOLE BUTTONS/ BRASS BACKS,/ MADE IN ENGLAND./ ALL SIZES SAME PRICE/ STRONG AND DURABLE BUTTON./ WILL NOT BREAK IN WASHING OR MANGLING.'
Makers and roles
Marks and Spencer Ltd., distributor