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Curious Facts About Sculptures and Buttons

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Apr 25, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 17.

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Curious Facts About Sculptures and Buttons

"Vidal, one of the most famous sculptors of France, was stone blind at the time when he executed some of his most famous works."
"Many of the so-called 'vegetable ivory' buttons used on dresses, cloaks, etc., are made of potatoes treated with sulphuric acid."