Month: December 2019

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These two black glass buttons with a silver lustre are beautiful but don’t show up well in the photos which is a pity. One has a scalloped edge and a flower in the middle. The other is a sort of Art Nouveau design with groups of little flowers. They both have a metal four way box shank and are from the early 1900’s.

Here is a group of old plastic buttons of varying sizes, designs and colours. I do not know their exact age but I still like them. The colours are much more subtle than the plastic buttons of today.

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Both of these buttons have a geometric design, one being of a fawn colour. The other one has been painted black and rubbed back revealing the white underneath which is very effective. They are both sew through type.

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This is a copper button and has quite a pretty design with two flowers and a leaf. It did not photograph very well. It has a tin back and measures just under 2 cm.

This is quite a large button at 3 1/2cm. It features a daisy in the middle with a decorative border. It has a silver lustre and a metal four way box shank and is probably from the early 1900’s.

Here is another group of various Celluloid buttons of different sizes. They are of earthy colours which are typical of a lot of Celluloid buttons from the 1930’s period. Bright colours were not in fashion then.

Here is a green plastic button imitating glass. The central part is a pretty emerald green with a scallopy pattern and it contrasts nicely with the soft green of the border. It measures 2 1/2cm.

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Here are two black glass buttons both with a gold lustre. One has a flower in gold off centre with a border of gold. The other is matte finish again with a flower design and gold around the edge. They both have a self shank.

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These two metal buttons are pleasing in their design. One is a sew through type with a pierced pattern showing the “mirror” back. The other one is concave with an embossed floral design. It is made in Czechoslovakia.

This is a group of Celluloid buttons in shades of black, browns and greys which were popular colours of the time. You could call them drab but I find they have a certain charm.