Pearl (button) of wisdom!
This cream-colored piece of cardboard has a delicate floral motif in orange and green, with a black 1930s stylized heading of “Mermaid Pearls.” Secured to the card are five dainty mother-of-pearl buttons, with space for a missing sixth button. Mermaid Pearls was a brand manufactured by Hawkeye Button Company in Muscatine, Iowa, which was considered…