Month: April 2019

It is time for a holiday and I am heading off to Tasmania with my friend Margaret. I will not be taking button photos for a few weeks so won’t be doing any posts. I look forward to getting some nice photos while away some of which I will share later. Hopefully I may get some new buttons for my collection too.

These plastic buttons are also from the 1940’s – 50’s. They are convex shaped coming to a pointed centre with lines radiating out to the edge. These are the only colours that I have although many different colours were made. They have a self shank too.

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Here is a group of domed plastic buttons also from the 1940’s – 50’s period. They are all of a different design and have self shanks. I like the subtle colours.

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Made of Gilt Metal, these buttons were bought new at The Button Shop, Bay St. Brighton in 2011. They have diamentes set in the middle. The first one is so shiny it does not photograph well. One is just over 2 1/2cm while the other one is just over 2 cm.

Here is yet another group of 1940’s – 50’s plastic buttons. It was another common pattern coming in various sizes and colours. I wonder how many colours were actually made.

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These two little brass buttons were given to me recently in a birthday present. They have a flower painted on them in a nice orange colour and are rather pretty. They do not show up well in the photograph. They measure just 1 cm.

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These two groups of plastic buttons are from the 1940’s – 1950’s era. They were common designs and came in many different colours and sizes. They are both sew through types.

Here is a group of white moulded plastic buttons coming from the 1940’s – 50’s period. The patterns on them are many and varied and I think quite fascinating. They are all sew through buttons.

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Tailor’s buttons were made in various materials including metal, plastic and vegetable ivory. They mainly have the tailor’s name and town which was a good advertising tool of the time. The three shown above are as follows : OUR OWN MAKE, A. CALDER, MELBOURNE AND MORCAN & WHITE, GEELONG. They are all brass.

This button has been covered with black braid and has a gold metal centrepiece with seven “diamonds” inserted. It is very showy and would certainly grace a garment. It has a metal plate and loop shank on the back.