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![buttons are part of the Luckcock Collection, over 500 buttons collected by James Luckcock, a jeweller and button maker in St Paul's Square, Birmingham in the 1780s. Dating from between around 1770 buttons are part of the Luckcock Collection, over 500 buttons collected by James Luckcock, a jeweller and button maker in St Paul's Square, Birmingham in the 1780s. Dating from between around 1770](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DDHY6T/buttons-are-part-of-the-luckcock-collection-over-500-buttons-collected-by-james-luckcock-a-jeweller-and-button-maker-in-st-pauls-square-birmingham-in-the-1780s-dating-from-between-around-1770-and-1830-they-were-made-at-a-period-when-birmingham-buttons-had-an-international-reputation-the-luckcock-collection-is-almost-entirely-composed-of-buttons-made-to-be-worn-on-mens-coats-or-waistcoats-social-history-manufacturers-round-birmingham-history-costume-button-haberdashery-2DDHY6T.jpg)