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The result was: promoted by  Ohc ^¡digame! 03:48, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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• ... that after the Great Exhibition of 1851, buttons (example pictured) were no longer handmade?

• ALT1:... that after the Great Exhibition of 1851, buttons (example pictured) were no longer handmade due to the advent of machines such as the button press?
• Reviewed: Vestingmuseum Oudeschans
• Comment: ALT1 gives more detail as to why they stopped hand making them.

Created by Andy Dingley (talk). Nominated by Rcsprinter123 (talk) at 18:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC).

• Date and length fine. Picture licence fine. I am going to AGF on the hook as I would feel a bit better if it was a source I recognize but I will AGF that the nominator has checked it against RS. Either hook is fine but I think the original is better as it seems to lose some of it's hooky-ness when you elaborate. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 21:34, 15 February 2014 (UTC)