This button shows a man with long flowing hair probably from the 1800’s. He wears a very large hat and appears to be dressed up to the nines.
It is a silver button with a loop shank and measures 2 1/2 cm.
METAL PICTURE BUTTON
BUTTONFEST IN MELBOURNE
Yesterday I was lucky enough to go to The Victorian Button Collector’s Club Exhibition and Sales day in Melbourne. It is the day of the year where I have saved up my money to have a big splurge on the many buttons available from 50cents to maybe $150 each so all are catered for. It is like a child being in a lolly shop. My friends Carole and Ross drove me down and after about five hours spent at the show my nephew and niece picked me up so I could stay down for a few days. The Melbourne ladies make me most welcome and I can sit and chat to them while resting my back. It was a perfect day both weatherwise and the running of the show. I was thrilled to have drawn out a winning raffle ticket for a little girl who was so excited to win a pretty frame with children’s buttons displayed in it. It made my day to see her so happy. I got a nice variety of buttons and will look forward to photographing them and sharing them when I get home. ( I forgot to bring my camera cord with me!!! ) I have just been to my nieces place for a lovely barbeque lunch and I am now going to “play” with my new buttons because I was too tired to do so yesterday. Button Collecting is a great hobby for young and old.
NEW BUTTONS
My friend Olwyn does lots of Overseas travelling and over the years has brought back buttons from various countries.
These buttons were bought in Burma ( now Mynemar ) in 2011. The first group were bought in Mandalay and the second group at Rangoon ( now Yangon )
They are new and were possibly made in China but it is nice to think that they have been bought in Burma and brought home especially for me. They are of various materials.
METAL PICTURE BUTTON
Pictured on this button is a man in a hat sitting by what looks like the edge of a stream. He has a crook in his hand so is probably a Herdsman. It is 2 1/2 cm in diameter.
CHILDREN’S BUTTONS
Here are two groups of new buttons which I bought in a craft shop recently.
They are plastic realistic buttons, one lot being cherries (looking good enough to eat) and the other trains. How cute would they be on a small child’s garment.
CHILDREN’S BUTTONS
I bought these yellow plastic duck buttons new in a craft shop last week. They took my eye as they are the same shape as the plastic duck buttons from around the 1950’s.
I show some photos of the older buttons to compare. They were made in various colours. The new button has the wing painted solid black whereas the older ones just have stripes. They were a very popular children’s button back then.
METAL BUTTONS
Here we have three different white metal Scottish Piper’s buttons.
They make me think of when I was young and used to watch the Highland dancers and piper at the Shepparton Show. I used to admire them in their Scottish costumes and think how clever they were.
METAL AND CELLULOID BUTTON
This button is silver (or white metal) with a central disc of cream celluloid. On the top is a lady wearing a very flowing hat.
It measures 3 1/2 cm and is a rather nice button.
NEW BUTTON
This button is from China and I think is made of resin. There are lots of sparkly “bits” set inside it. It is a large button at just over 3 1/2 cm.
CELLULOID BUTTONS
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.