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Pearly Kings and Queens
Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England.
==Henry Croft==
(詳細はmother-of-pearl buttons, originated in the 19th century.〔 It is first associated with Henry Croft, an orphan street sweeper who collected money for charity. At the time, London costermongers (street traders) were in the habit of wearing trousers decorated at the seams with pearl buttons that had been found by market traders. Croft adapted this to create a pearly suit to draw attention to himself and aid his fund-raising activities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Original London Pearly Kings and Queens Association )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=London Pearly Kings and Queens Society )〕 In 1911 an organised pearly society was formed in Finchley, north London.〔
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