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Mathew Boulton  ((1728-1809) made cut steel mounts for Wedgewood's blue and white jasperware buttons in the 1760s.

It is interesting to note that the polished steel nails were riveted into the back plate. This is time consuming work. But it was a high price market from relatively inexpensive ingredients. The "art" was in the  craftsmanship. 

Boulton's partnership with James Watt manufactured  hundreds of steam engines which contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

His father is recorded as having been a manufacturer of small metal products in Birmingham. 

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