A fantastic article about sequins in history. Who knew they were once made from gelatin?! 

From Smithsonian.com  "What do Michael Jackson, King Tut and Leonardo da Vinci have in common? A penchant for sequins.At some point between 1480 and 1482, Leonardo whipped together a sketch for a machine that, using levers and pulleys, would punch small disks out of a metal sheet.....

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