Shaftesbury historian Bob Kelley takes us back to the 17th century and the start of Abraham Case’s button industry.
It would become a major source of locals’ income. “He had noticed the changing fashions and believed there was a future in buttoning. As a former squaddie, he had also seen how soldiers in Europe replaced buttons on the uniforms by twisting a piece of fabric over a form and fastening it with thread,” says Bob.
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