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This brass button has a lot of open work and six cut steels incorporated into the design. The cut steels are made from old Horseshoe nails. They are certainly well polished up. You can see where they are rivetted into the back of the button.

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This sample card of buttons is by Nanki Trading Corp, Osaka, Japan and I have just obtained it. It has no date marked on it unfortunately. They are a variety of plastic buttons, some being Realistic. Actually there are three pages but the computer won’t allow me to upload three vertical photos in a row at present unless there is some sneaky way to do it!!!! I am still learning this new programme ( I think)

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These two Sterling Silver buttons were a Xmas gift from my friend Di who made them. She is learning Silversmithing. They have a small loop shank. I was really thrilled to receive them. They measure 1 1/2 cm.

Made of white metal, this button has many glass stones in various colours and sizes. To me it looks sort of Regal. On the back is written GESETZLICH and GESCHUTZT which translates as Protected. That means it has a sort of Patent applied to it. It measures 4 cm in diameter.

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Both of these Metal buttons are combined with Cut Steels. One has five large cut steels set in a circular pattern. The other one has clusters of three cut steels with one larger central one.

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These three buttons have a real earthy look and feel about them. I believe that they may be Cloak buttons from the 1920’s. They all have a mottled look and one has been carved in a fan like pattern.

Here is just a group of Blue Glass Buttons of various designs and sizes. Some have silver lustre and they are mostly a moulded design.

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These two red glass buttons have been painted with various coloured lines around them. They have a metal four way box shank and measure just under 2 cm.