Month: October 2020

This plastic button has been pearlized in a delicate apricot colour and is quite pretty. It looks like it could have belonged to a “fuzzy wuzzy” woollen cardigan from the 1940’s – 50’s.

Here is a button in silver and black featuring a girl’s head. It has a slightly convex shape with a clear gloss layer over the top giving it a classy look.

Here is another type of plastic button in a grey colour with a metallic finish. It is from the 1950’s and was made in Italy. It is large at 4 cm with an undulating linear design.

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This is a traditional hand painted Satsuma porcelain button from Japan. It shows four Oriental ladies and has a lot of gold paintwork decorating their costumes. It also has a gold border and measures 2 1/4 cm.

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Both of these buttons come from the 1950’s and were made in Italy. They are quite chunky and both of a red colour. They are some type of plastic, one being a sew through, the other has a self shank.

Here is a lacy glass button. It is clear moulded glass which has been painted yellow on the back and a final coat of gold which shows through to the front. The moulded glass has a lacy pattern. It measures just over 2 cm. The photo does not do it justice.

Here is yet another carved bakelite button in a dark brown colour. It has a brass filigree escutcheon on which a green stone has been set. It measures a little over 4 cm. and has a metal loop shank.

Here is an original complete button card of Fashionable Buttons made in Australia. They are black pressed plastic buttons from the 1930’s. I like the many different patterns that were pressed into these type of buttons.

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Here is an enamelled brass button with a floral design on a background of green and white. The border is set with cut steels which give it a glitzy look. It measures a little over 2 1/2 cm.

Here are five modern plastic buttons probably made in Thailand. They are from the 1990’s and each one has sparkly inclusions in its design. They were quite popular at that time.