Month: June 2019

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These glass buttons are a dull dark brown and have little dots of coloured paint in the centre. They have a self shank.

I purchased this button card recently in an Antique shop in Tasmania. It has twelve pearl buttons and is in very good order. The artwork is effective with peacocks depicted in pleasing colours on the sides.

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This button is modern also and has an odd shape which makes it a bit different. It features a flower pattern in the middle and has a self shank.

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Here is a modern metalized plastic button with a rather nice geometric design. It measures 2 1/4 cm.

This button is made of tin and has been painted red which makes a nice background to the bi-plane pressed into it. It is a little worn and I imagine the plane was originally a gold colour however it is still an interesting button.

I also purchased these plastic buttons in an Antique shop in Tasmania however I do not think they are very old. The clear plastic features white stripes and they are hollow allowing the stripes on the back to show through in the opposite direction which is quite effective. I think they are interesting.

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My niece Robin gave me these silver button covers recently. She bought them in U.S.A. several years ago. I think they may be of American Indian design and I really like them.

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Here is a modern Netsuke carved out of wood. It features two rats on a boot. I appreciate the workmanship in the carving. I bought it in an Antique shop on my recent holiday to Tasmania. Many are carved from wood and some from bone or in years gone by, Ivory. They fascinate me and I now have a few in my collection.

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The orange and brown in the centre of these buttons suggests a stone but it is actually only plastic. Many different materials can be replicated in plastic. The gold border is metalized plastic. The back view shows the plastic shank which is connected to the plastic central disc.

Here are two wooden Gollywog buttons, one a little boy and one a little girl. I think they have been laser cut and are painted in lovely bright colours. How cute are they!