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Australian Button History

10th March 2023

New Finds

Nikki Tervo Designs.

Another Nikki Tervo button was shared at http://www.austbuttonhistory.com/5th-october-2021/

Now some fashion advice from 1925.

The Australian Woman’s Mirror, 28th July 1925 page 37.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 10, 2023 by admin.

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