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About Pearl Bottom Museum
The National Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine, Iowa, tells the story of the city's history as the "Pearl Button Capital of the World." It highlights the immigrant-entrepreneurs, laborers, buttons, and mussels that contributed to this industry. In the early 1900s, Muscatine manufactured over 1.5 billion mother-of-pearl buttons annually.
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Serving Muscatine, IA
The National Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine, Iowa, tells the story of the city's history as the "Pearl Button Capital of the World." It highlights the immigrant-entrepreneurs, laborers, buttons, and mussels that contributed to this industry. In the early 1900s, Muscatine manufactured over 1.5 billion mother-of-pearl buttons annually.