slagden's

Updated: January 13, 2026

At Harvard, Ronald had done exactly what the hypothetical Mason Grew would have done, had not his actual self, at the same age, been working his way up in old Slagden's button factory the institution which was later to acquire fame, and even notoriety, as the birthplace of Grew's Secure Suspender Buckle.

Edith Wharton - Tales of Men and Ghosts