Month: May 2021

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Here are two Victorian Celluloid buttons. The metal has been tinted purple which was a popular colour back then. The celluloid in both buttons is of a brown shade. They both have a japanned back and metal loop shank and measure 3 1/2 cm.

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Here is a button featuring a lady’s head. It is quite bulky and I am not sure of the material used. It is set in a filigree white metal base. It measures 3 1/2 cm X 3 cm and has a brass loop shank.

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Many years ago a lady from our village let me look through her button tin and this button was in it. It is a Mother of Pearl button which has been carved with a bird and some flowers and is rather pretty. The back is quite different with an adjustable metal fastener. I was quite excited to receive it.

This is a nice group of smoky purple glass buttons. They are varied in design, a couple being Art Deco. They all have a self shank.

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Here are two more new buttons which I bought in 2012. The triangular one is plastic with a shell centre. You can see the back of the shell as the button is openbacked. The round button is metal with a shell like disc in the centre.

This group of seven black buttons are rather showy and are also from The Button Shop, Malvern. One has diamentes, two have cord trim and one is beaded. Two are plastic black glass look alikes. The other one is finely etched showing the underneath cream colour. They make a rather nice group.

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Here are two large buttons with black leatherette wound around them in different styles. They are very well made and have a plastic back.

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These three buttons were also bought at The Button Shop, Malvern where a lot of their buttons are imported from Italy, Germany and Switzerland. They are good quality buttons. These are nice examples. The first is gold metal with red cord trim, the third also is metal with red enamel. The centre one is plastic.

Here are three colourful buttons which I bought at The Button Shop, Malvern in 2012. They are of some type of plastic with a swirly pattern and some fine glitter inclusions.

Here is a triangular shaped plastic button in a purple colour. It has a black central disc featuring an intricate design in purple, green and orange. It is rather striking and jumped out at me in the shop. It is quite large at 4 cm.