All things buttons & more …
What a lovely bright group of glass buttons with a swirly pattern. They look so different because of all the various colour combinations painted on them but are in fact all the same design. The base glass colour is different on them too.
They are just over 2 1/2 cm in diameter and have a metal four way box shank. I guess they could be from the 1920’s.
This group of small glass buttons are bright and cheery with a floral design on a white background. They measure 1 cm in diameter.
These Bakelite buttons are reasonably small being just over 2cm.
Two are tortoiseshell type, one with gold speck inclusions and one with a brass trim. The other button is dark brown also having a brass decoration.
This button is made from pressed wood and features two Scottie dogs. It is from the 1930’s period and is large at just under 4 cm.
I find these buttons fascinating. The centre piece is a small crochet type circle embedded into the glass. There are four holes in the glass where some thread comes through to the back to make a cross to form a “shank” for sewing the button on.
Unfortunately I cut the thread by mistake on one so the button fell apart and I only have two. The only plus to that is that it shows the construction. I think it is a Victorian button.
Both of these buttons have been painted, one black, the other white. The gold of the metal makes a nice contrast.
The white one is backmarked – GLSETZLICH & GESTHUTZT. They are just over 2 cm in diameter.
These tiny fawn glass buttons were on this little piece of pleated fine fabric when I bought them and I thought it wise to leave them so.
They are just 1/2 cm in diameter. How fiddly to do them up.
Here is a group of small various head buttons. They are mainly glass of various colours set in metal, the largest being 1 1/2 cm.
Once again such detail on such a small button.
Here are three nice buttons with some brown velvet and a leaf like design made from cut steels. I think the background may be brown Celluloid. It always amazes me at how much detail can be put into such a small button.
I really love these tiny little gems.
These buttons were amongst those in the Collection that I recently bought.
I guess they are Acrylic or some type of plastic and are modern. They are realistic buttons of a flower and are a really brilliant red.