Although a lot of the paint has rubbed off this white glass button I still like it. It is quite large. The design of a Japanese Chrysanthemum is really effective and fills the space nicely. It has a self shank.
ART DECO BUCKLES
Art Deco is the period of these two buckles. One is black glass with a silver lustre and the other is pink glass set in white metal. Aren’t they lovely.
PLASTIC AND METAL BUTTONS
From the 1940’s period, these buttons were a fairly common design and were made in various colours and sizes.
BUCKLES
I love buckles also and here we see a little group of black and white and orange plastic buckles. The brown ones have carved designs on them which I find interesting. The last group are Celluloid buckles from the 1930’s.
PASTE BUTTON
We have two ball shaped buttons here claw set with glass (also known as paste) They have a brass loop shank and are reasonably large.
CELLULOID BACKS
These buttons are all in a creamy/tan colour and make a nice group. They are all good designs with some nice filigree work. I do like celluloid backs. They are probably from the early 1900’s.
PLASTIC AND METAL BUTTONS
Here are some buttons from the 1940’s period. The metal centres are sort of embedded into the plastic outer rim which is decorated with rings.
CLEAR GLASS BUTTONS
The charm of these buttons is in the cutting of the glass in various patterns. This shows up in nicely against the dark background.
GLASS AND METAL BUTTONS
The unusual shape of these buttons makes them very appealing. The glass is a beautiful purple/cyclamen colour which blends them nicely with the brass setting. The group picture is the truest colour.
MICRO MOSAIC BUTTON
This button is small being 1 1/4 x 1 cm. It has multi coloured pieces of glass set into which has then been set into brass. The side view shows the pretty scolloped edge. It has a backmark of T.W. & W., PARIS.