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thinkingimages · 11 months

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Half an oyster shell demonstrating pearl shell button manufacture, circa 1875-1885

This object is part of a collection which illustrates how pearl shell was made into pearl buttons in Sydney in the 1930s. The display was given to the Museum by The Pearlbutton Manufacturing Company of Foster Street, Sydney, in 1933.

Pearl divers in places such as Thursday Island, Broome and Port Darwin harvested the Golden Lip pearl shell, (Pinctada maxima), from which the buttons were made. The shell was shipped to the Sydney factory for production. After cutting the button shaped pieces from the shell, the 'blanks' were then split to an even thickness, an operation performed by hand and one requiring considerable judgement and skill.

Buttons made from pearl shell were valued because they were durable and retained their lustre unaffected by washing. After World War II, plastics replaced pearl shell as the preferred material for buttons.

The Torres Strait supplied over half the world demand for pearl shell in the 1890s. In addition to buttons, pearl shell was used for cutlery, hair combs, jewellery, decorative objects and inlay for furniture. The Powerhouse Museum collection includes a variety of objects made from pearl shell.

#oyster shell #pearl shell button manufacture #pearl shell buttons #button manufacture #pearl shell #industrial design #object design

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ariespetal · 6 months

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New shop stuff!! My DRV3 buttons are now in stock, you can find them here

#super excited about these since this was my first time getting buttons manufactured #I've also restocked a few of the Zero Escape characters that sold out from the first batch #my art #danganronpa #danganronpa v3 #shop stuff #etsy

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socksandbuttons · 4 months

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What is your ratio of socks to buttons? How much of each compiles you as a person?

UM HMN Depends on the aspect really but... i still collect buttons. i am holder of buttons. i also had socks with buttons sewn on it...

Im taking this literally. but i have... a lot of buttons. So many buttons. Not a reasonable amount but im sure someone actually has more.

Socks collection has dwindled but thats cause i usually try buying them in stores. I am aware theres websites for the ones im looking for.

#you can maybe tell what movie had an impact on me as a kid #everyones scared of it BUT its so cool so cool so cool so cool #i used to go thru my buttons too. i have VERY TINY ONE and a rainbow one and a couple that just are Mwah anyway #the dollarstore doesnt sell em like that anymore. its not random buttons actually just manufactured by color and its... its not fun #i used to buy large bags of truly random buttons #that was like wyyy back in 2010 or something

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mushroom-for-art · 3 months

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I would buy the heck outta this plush if it existed little Uv for the win! @distortionmewtwo

#Sorry if you were gonna make one!#But I couldn't resist making a little Uv #Literally the cutest cretur #I imagine the tail is a specialised fabric made specifically for Uv plus manufacturing and the darker details in fur are dyed in #The button eyes got bits of spray paint added for that pink glow ect #my art #pokemon #mewtwo #@distortionmewtwo Uv #Ultraviolet #Not my oc #Is little guy #Is smol #Beloved

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tweedstoat · 1 month

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i love u push buttons i love u levers i love u wheels i love u haptic feedback and anything that contributes to the noise and feel of an Item

#bought a fancy mouse and whew the feel and clickyness of pushing the buttons!!!!#j'adore #mwah mwah mwah to the manufacturer

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sorrybud · 1 month

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she can do the frug <3

#the large majority of pins i received from my manufacturer had small imperfections so i'm selling them as b and c grade pins!#they'll be on my depop soon :0)#sorrybud #depop #jenny lewis #rilo kiley #the postal service #button pins #graphic design student #shop small

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adafruit · 6 months

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Cute and clickie square switches

square switches, swear scritches! we got these samples of "12mm" square tactiles with an embedded white LED - they come from the same factory as our '808 step switches' (https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=808+step) and look like they can go in every day 12mm tactile footprints with an additional LED in each corner. they have a nice fairly even glow and can fit into a breadboard or perfboard! now that these are ladyada-approved, we'll get them on order soon.

#adafruit #electronics #opensource #manufacturing #opensourcehardware #nyc #technology #buttons

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littlest-rhythms · 8 months

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me scrolling thru any online clothes store: this garment is made for people with no boobs. this garment is made for people with no ass. this garment is made for people with no thighs. this garment is made for people with no waist. this garment is made for people with no boobs. this garment is made for people with no calves. this garment is made for people with no waist. this garment is made for people with no boobs. this garment is made for people with no boobs. this garment is made for people with no boobs. this garment is ma

#tops in my actual torso size never fit me well bc of my chest. do i really need to wear a sports bra under every single top and dress i own #just to get clothes that should fit me to actually fit me without weird tenting or lifting of fabric anywhere #ive had clothes fit me like a glove around my shoulders arms waist etc but still had to go 2 (!!) sizes up bc of abysmal room for my chest #as of right now i have a D cup. i have a VERY average build for my demographic.#and yet my measurements seem extremely outlandish for 98-99% of clothing manufacturers that dont charge 80 bucks for a tshirt #made this post bc i scrolled thru too many clothes i could very obviously see were not designed to accommodate any cup size #even scaled up in the larger sizes. which is just sad at this point. its almost 2024. cmon.#also i love me some boxy clothing but to get a nice silhouette in that you better not have any boobs.#woe. woe is me and all femme clothing enthusiasts #anyways i'm off to look for dresses without straps without necklines without cutouts without anything cool interesting happening up top #so i can wear a sports bra under it to have it fit me. and avoid popping the third button upon 5 minutes of wearing it #back on my bs #sorry for long post i'm utterly sick of everything for a bit

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cherubdulce · 8 months

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im really considering doing charm or pin commissions? The idea of it is really lovely and I think I would be capable to produce that? 🩷

#it’ll take a bit cuz I have other stuff I need to do #as well in experimenting bc I wanna make my own fo merch #for pins I would have to invest a lot of money to a button maker so it may take awhile #I would also have to find a manufacturer who’s also quick in delivering product because the sunflower soup charms took me nearly a month #for it to be produced

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thinkingimages · 10 months

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PEARL SHELL FROM DIDACTIC DISPLAY

A section of pearl shell used in manufacturing buttons.

This object is part of a collection which illustrates how pearl shell was made into pearl buttons in Sydney in the 1930s. The display was given to the Museum by The Pearlbutton Manufacturing Company of Foster Street, Sydney, in 1933. Pearl divers in places such as Thursday Island, Broome and Port Darwin harvested the Golden Lip pearl shell, (Pinctada maxima), from which the buttons were made. The shell was shipped to the Sydney factory for production. After cutting the button shaped pieces from the shell, the 'blanks' were then split to an even thickness, an operation performed by hand and one requiring considerable judgement and skill. Buttons made from pearl shell were valued because they were durable and retained their lustre unaffected by washing. After World War II, plastics replaced pearl shell as the preferred material for buttons. The Torres Strait supplied over half the world demand for pearl shell in the 1890s. In addition to buttons, pearl shell was used for cutlery, hair combs, jewellery, decorative objects and inlay for furniture. The Powerhouse Museum collection includes a variety of objects made from pearl shell. Kathy Hackett, Photo Librarian

#pearl shell #button manufacture #pearlbuttons #Powerhouse Museum collection

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justthinkingaboutlouis · 20 days

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#lol i pressed buttons to take screenshot but locked my phone instead #i hate when it happens #whos idea is it separate the power button & volume buttons to different side #just keep them in one side #sometimes i just take screenshot just trying to unlock the damn phone #not my fault #its the manufacturer fault for putting these buttons opposiste sides

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shinkai-kaiju · 4 months

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are makeship plushies even good? as in, quality. ive never heard anything bad about them (ill be honest i havent heard ANYTHING about them) but im always annoyed by the fact that they ONLY do campagins you cant just go "hi heres the money make me 100 plushies" and they seem to have a rerun thing but only for particularly sucessful plushies...

If they are, i wonder if theres a reputable maker out there like them that'll REALLY get the job done right off the bat no campaigning needed...

#tbh my dream is to have a supplier for plushes and enamel pins. I really want to make them #Id love to collaborate n run lil merch stores for streamers or smthn but most of all #i just like plush and enamel pin merch and would like to get to producing my own #im SUPER picky about sticker quality and print quality so im willing to make those at home (prints bigger than 8x14 exempt fr now unless #theyre screenprinted or linocut or smthn)#like i currently make my own stickers but its more bc im in the testing phase of materials #i rly dont like how redbubble eats like all your profits n activey dont promote mine anymore cuz im teyna make my own shop from home...#resin? sculpted models? stickers? badges/buttons? all in the realm of doable from home #acrylic charms in THEORY are doable but i havent quite figured out the process/it wouldnprobably be cheaper to find a manufacturer #but enamel pins and plushes are the two kinds of merch you CANT make at home. reasonably #it should be noted i suck at promoting myself and so i FOR SURE would suck at a makeship campaign #i just suck dogshit at that n being consistent. i barely peomoted my redbubble before i decided to let it waste away

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army-of-bee-assassins · 1 year

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fun fact i have accidentally switched on the ipa keyboard two more times now. it's because my new keyboard has a flaw and that is making the fucking start button weirdly easy to accidentally press with the palm of your hand while you type. so i'll be typing and then at some point the start button is pressed down and i'm still typing but now with the start button engaged and all of a sudden the settings are opening cortana is opening a search bar is opening and when i exit all of that and try to type again words with g's are marked wrong with spellcheck and i know i am in ipa mode again

#what's funny is the manual for the keyboard actually mentioned a setting for locking the start button #and i was like haha that's weirdly specific i wonder why you'd need to do that #now i know why so i need to do that lol #i find it very funny that this keyboard manufacturer learned of this flaw and - instead of fixing the way the key is was too easy to press #- just programmed a setting to make the key nonfunctional #j.txt

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galionne-diging · 1 year

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