Title
Button Maker
Caption
Button Maker: Stamping out metal buttons. Blank held in place and weight holding die for pattern being work was raised by rope and pulley wheel and dropped on blank. Dies for different sizes and patterns on floor. Buttons would need finishing by removal of burrs and imperfections. Hand-coloured woodcut from "The Book of English Trades" London 1823
Date
1823
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07102_460000111
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 7,9in x 11,8in / 2382 x 3543 (300dpi)