Month: July 2024

This enamel button is just a bit different both in colour and design. It is purple and teal with a touch of pink and gold lines in a modern design. It is also pierced. It measures 3 1/2cm so is quite a nice size. I rather like these enamel buttons with the sort of geometric patterns and have a few different ones.

I have not bought new buttons for quite some time but did so a couple of days ago at Lincraft. These two look great when held up to the light. They are some type of plastic, synthetic or something and are probably mass produced but they still have a certain charm. Buttons are not cheap these days and I often wonder what price buttons were new in the late 1890s or early 1900s. It would be interesting to know.

I rather like this modern bone button with it’s embossed brass ornamentation. It is modern and I believe that it was probably made in Nepal. It is oval shaped and measures 4 cm x 2 1/2 cm. It has a brass loop shank.

Here is a Czechoslovakian Glass button in a lovely yellowish green depending on which way you turn it. It features a tulip and looks much nicer in reality. It has a silvered back and measures a little over 3 cm. I think it is a reproduction button and could have used a mould from years gone by.