Timothy Dexter
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Timothy Dexter, self-styled Lord Timothy Dexter, was an American businessman noted for his eccentric behavior and writings. He became wealthy through marriage and a series of improbably successful inv
1805 engraving of Dexter, by James Akin
"Lord" Timothy Dexter House, Newburyport, Massachusetts
Lord Timothy Dexter House, as seen in October 2022
Notions (sewing)
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In sewing and haberdashery, notions are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays. Notions also
Timothy Dexter
…the money. Dexter set up a shop in the basement, selling moosehide trousers, gloves, hides, and whale blubber. Elizabeth also opened a shop that sold notions. At the end of the American Revolutionary War, he purchased large amounts of depreciated Continental currency that were worthless at the time. At the…
Some sewing notions: a pin cushion, pins, buttons, hooks and eyes, seam ripper, and sewing chalk