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This button is from a dress that I made for the christening of my first-born, Tony.

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I made the dress when my husband Frank was serving in the army in Germany. Because Frank was away I had time on my hands.

 

Tony was christened in 1959 in Kent. The weather on that day was horrible and it poured with rain. I got dressed up again on the following day to have a photo taken of myself in the dress I had made, as Frank was now back home.

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I kept this button and the label from Tony’s pram. (Although, like a lot of expectant mothers I wouldn’t have the pram delivered until my baby was born). It was considered to be bad luck to have the pram in the house before the baby.

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My son Tony now lives in Arizona. The fabric I have chosen as a background for this button is also called Arizona. When I saw it I was reminded of that long ago day in Kent when my son was christened.

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Pat Ollive