IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY - Revision history

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	[[Image:stages.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Stages of button production from shell to blanks ready for polishing. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		[[Image:stages.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Stages of button production from shell to blanks ready for polishing. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

	[[Image:processed shell.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A pile of processed shell. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in ~~190~~ and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.		[[Image:processed shell.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A pile of processed shell. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 1900 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

	The Mississippi River ~~clamshell~~ button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.		The Mississippi River clam shell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.

	The 1904-1905 '''Dubuque City Directory''' located this business at 1 Levee.		The 1904-1905 '''Dubuque City Directory''' located this business at 1 Levee.

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	See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]		See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]

			[[TURNER, Jeremiah M.\|Jeremiah M. TURNER]]

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	[[Image:musselboat.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Mussel boats docked along the river bank with the shells it and other boats have harvested ~~along~~ the shore. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]		[[Image:musselboat.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Mussel boats docked along the river bank with the shells it and other boats have harvested piled on the shore. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]
	[[Image:stages.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Stages of button production from shell to blanks ready for polishing. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		[[Image:stages.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Stages of button production from shell to blanks ready for polishing. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		[[Image:musselboat.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Mussel boats docked along the river bank with the shells it and other boats have harvested along the shore. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]
			[[Image:stages.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Stages of button production from shell to blanks ready for polishing. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

	A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.		[[Image:processed shell.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|A pile of processed shell. Courtesy of Bartsch Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City]]A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

	The Mississippi River clamshell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.		The Mississippi River clamshell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.

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	The Mississippi River clamshell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.		The Mississippi River clamshell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.

	The 1904-1905 ''Dubuque City Directory'' located this business at 1 Levee.		The 1904-1905 '''Dubuque City Directory''' located this business at 1 Levee.

	The 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 345 7th.		The 1913 '''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory''' stated that this business was located at 345 7th.

	See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]		See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND ~~SON~~]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SONS]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

	A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.		A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was ~~Harvey Chalmers and Son~~ which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was [[HARVEY CHALMERS AND SON]] which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

	A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.		A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was Chalmers and Son which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.		IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was Harvey Chalmers and Son which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

	A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.		A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The 1904-1905 ''Dubuque City Directory'' located this business at 1 Levee.		IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The major competitor in Dubuque of the [[STANDARD PEARL BUTTON COMPANY]] was Chalmers and Son which established its blank-cutting operation in Dubuque in 1901. This business, called the Iroquois Pearl Button Company, offered on-the-job training. Its four hundred workers were paid reduced wages until they mastered their job. This was in comparison to other similar businesses which paid no wages until the job was learned. After they had mastered their job, workers could earn up to $20.00 weekly. The work was year-round and the plant had to be expanded in 1902.

			A temporary collapse in the industry occurred in 190 and 1903, but Iroquois held as much as $45,000 worth of shells for winter processing. Other businesses had to close.

			The Mississippi River clamshell button industry surpassed ocean buttons for decades because of their lower cost of harvesting.

			The 1904-1905 ''Dubuque City Directory'' located this business at 1 Levee.

	The 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 345 7th.		The 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 345 7th.

	See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]		See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]

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			Source:

			1. Tigges, John," Button, Button, Who's Got..." ''Telegraph Herald'', February 20, 2007, p. 1

	[[Category: Manufacturing Company]]		[[Category: Manufacturing Company]]

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	IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]].		IROQUOIS PEARL BUTTON COMPANY. The 1904-1905 ''Dubuque City Directory'' located this business at 1 Levee.

			The 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 345 7th.

			See: [[BUTTON INDUSTRY]]

			[[Category: Manufacturing Company]]