125 north main street alma wi 54610 phone.
Mississippi river pearl brooch.
14k 585 solid yellow gold natural pearl brooch pin 12 6 grams.
By 1890 muscatine was known as the pearl button capital of the world.
Boepple founded the mississippi river pearl button industry by applying his native trade to the abundant mississippi river mussels.
Mississippi river pearl pendant ap1813 american pearl ring.
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In 1884 a german by the name of j f.
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Concerning the mississippi river pearl in 1908 george kunz made this observation.
We have personally sold pearls to the royal family in england.
2 500 workers were employed in 43 different button related businesses.
American pearl necklace.
Mississippi river pearls owned by anne moody.
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Open seasonally from may thru the turning of the fall leaves so usually through november.
We were thrilled to buy the remaining stock of a pearl button company and feature it in jewelry that can be passed down through generations.
Sterling silver lapis ring ap1812 american pearl ring.
Here s a sample of one of her brooches.
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She s always up to something fun and colorful and her friendly chatty ways make visiting a.
Be sure to stop by and see her creative shop located in the pearl plaza.
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Antique 1890 large 6 4mm natural mississippi river pearl enamel brooch pin 2 2g.
Mississippi river pearl jewelry co alma wisconsin.
The mississippi river is known to have gifted the world with some of the rarest of gems.
Ann also makes lovely jewelry out of our city s vintage pearl buttons.
The mighty mississippi river plays a lead role in many american legends including that of the mother of pearl button craze in the early nineteenth century.
Within the main channel of the mississippi the relative scarcity of pearls in the unios and the greater preparation required for collecting the mollusks in the deep waters retarded the fishery until the establishment of button manufacture afforded a market for the shell this originating in 1891.
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Located in historic alma wi right alongside the mississippi river.