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The "mortgage button" or "amity button" was a small decorative inlay often featured on newel posts in the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in American and European homes. It was used to hide joinery. The name comes from the historical misconception that they represented a homeowner who had paid off their mortgage.
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