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Anthok16 OP t1_jebw6bn wrote

Reply to comment by Street-Measurement-7 in How pearl buttons are made. by Anthok16

I guess I should have said “mother-of-pearl” Oops!

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Street-Measurement-7 t1_jebztc7 wrote

Interesting nonetheless. I have wondered at least once what common people had for buttons on clothing for several millenia before plastic was around. I suppose wood and plants such as gourds would have been used also depending on where you lived.

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Street-Measurement-7 t1_jec0exo wrote

As an aside, in the guitar world, higher-end guitars use mother of pearl for inlays and fret markers etc. Cheaper, mass-produced guitars use a synthetic version commonly referred to as MOTS - mother of toilet seat lol.

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Anthok16 OP t1_jec1sb6 wrote

Haha nice!

I’ve actually built a few guitars with mother of pearl inlay dots and one with a “logo” of my initials. Had to cut it, was interesting. It never occurred to me this is where it comes from!

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eclecticsed t1_jedj5ms wrote

I mean it's all nacre. The difference is really just where it forms.

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