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Button
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The soldiers would clean their brass by
using either rotten stone or wood ash from a fire. The
use of a button board allowed the soldiers to quickly clean
the buttons of their coats without harming the fabric of their
coat. The image to the left is an original button board. |
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Close-up of same. |
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From the collection of
The Horse Soldier
Photo by Bob Clayton
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