Category: CELLULOID

This Celluloid button is made up of a little group of flowers which are painted in delicate pastel shades.  It has a Celluloid shank.

I love the bright colours of these buffed celluloid buttons.  They have a pressed design which has been painted.  It is then buffed back leaving paint only in the hollows.  It is a very effective method of making them.  They all have a typical celluloid shank.

This Celluloid button is chunky and oval shaped with a cut away design making it quite striking.  It has a metal loop shank.

Here are three Wafer Celluloid buttons all of the same colour and size.  They have two layers of different colours and the design is cut away to reveal the beige colour underneath.  They measure  3  1/2cm.

Here is an interesting Celluloid button in an Ochre type colour.  Many Celluloid buttons were earthy colours.  Maybe they were the colours of the 1930’s – 40’s period.

It is made of a moulded sheet of Celluloid and has no backing.  It is a sew through type button and measures 3  1/2  cm.

These three Celluloid buttons are all small and fine.  One is green featuring toadstools.  One is clear celluloid in the shape of a flower with a painted floral centre.   The last one is blue with two flowers painted on.  They are completely different in design.

These two buttons are made of Extruded Celluloid and could be called rather ugly.  They are both chunky and have a celluloid shank attached to the back.

Here is a jazzy celluloid button in a fawn colour with a brown section with white spots.  It is not very big at approx 2  cm X  1  cm.  I think it would really enhance a garment in neutral or earthy colours.

Here are three different Celluloid buttons from the 1930’s.

Two are mottled earthy colours while the sew through one is black with iridescent stripes making up the design.

These two Celluloid buttons are bubbletops and have strong colour combinations.  They are just under 2 cm in diameter.