Month: August 2021

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Here are three large Bakelite buttons. They have each been nicely carved in a pattern. Many of these chunky carved buttons were in browns and black as must have been a fashionable colour of the day. They each have a metal loop shank.

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Here is a bakelite button which has been carved and set in brass. It has a brass cross in the centre. The brass back is quite interesting too with a floral pattern pressed into it.

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Here are two modern metal realistic buttons, one being a cat, the other a bee. The cat is of brass and the bee a white metal. They are quite finely made.

This button is modern and is of white metal which has been painted black and rubbed back. It depicts a deer which has been moulded into the metal. It measures nearly 3 1/2 cm so is quite large.

These two metal buttons have been tinted a bright blue. The oval central section is of celluloid with a little blue flower painted on it. They have a japanned back and metal loop shank and measure 13 mm so are reasonably small.

Here is a pair of metal buttons in two sizes. They have a lady with flowing hair like a cameo in white metal which is set into a gold cup. I believe they were made in Italy in 1997. They are very solid and quite heavy.

These two enamel buttons I think are from the 1970s. They have geometric designs and are of brilliant colours which stand out from the gilt outlines. They are well made and quite heavy.

Here are three novelty ceramic buttons. They are glazed with lovely bright colours. There are two cotton reels and a thimble. All of them are sew through type and would be good for a craft project.

This button is brass and has been painted green. It has a cut out oval which is filled with a plaited narrow type of ribbon in a neutral colour. A large bow of moulded brass drapes down from the top of the button. It measures a little over 2 cm.

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These are two modern enamel buttons which I think were made in Japan. They both depict flowers, one on a blue background and the other on red. The flowers are outlined in silver making them stand out nicely. They have a metal loop shank.