Enter  Last Name: Advanced Person Search Home  Search Names  Search Objects  Help Item Name Notebook - Colouring Ivory Buttons Image1 Image2 Owner(s) Shantz, Jacob Y. Category Documents Year Early: 1897 - Late: 1899 Description Light brown cloth-covered notebook titled "Coloring Ivory Buttons & Recepts for November 6th 1897" with handwritten entries (about one-quarter of the book), one dated 1899, about various dyeing processes. It is associated with the Jacob Y. Shantz & Sons Co. button factory. Collection Doon Heritage Crossroads Contact : 10 Huron Rd. Kitchener 519-748-1914 www.region.waterloo.on.ca/doon Accession No. 1962.016.003 Curatorial Comments Aniline dyes (mentioned in this recipe book), successfully synthetized beginning in 1856, were a family of triphenylmethane colours. They were bright, colour fast and much cheaper than organic dyes such as indigo or logwood. Vegetable ivory, because of its porosity, absorbed dyes readily, and buttons were made in a variety of bright colours. See other linked artifacts Ledgers A group of ledgers and order books of the Jacob Y. Shantz & Son Co., later known as the Dominion Button Manufacturers. Home  Search Names  Search Objects  Help
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