Made of brown Bakelite, this button has a centre of pressed brass with a geometric design which is rather nice. It is quite large at 4 cm.
BAKELITE AND METAL BUTTON
PLASTIC AND METAL BUTTON
This button is an olive green colour with a brass insert and loop shank.
The words around the rim are ” ES DEVS SPES NOSTRA ” translating as God is our Hope. A rigged sailing ship is featured in the centre.
COLOURED GLASS BUTTONS
My friend Di bought these coloured glass buttons recently at the Miyuki Seedbead Co. in Tokyo, Japan. She was led to believe that they were made there.
They resemble the lacy glass buttons I have seen in button books. They are clear glass with different colours painted on them and finally a coat of black paint on the back. They also have some gold lustre on the front. One has a four way box shank, the other a loop. They measure 2 1/2cm.
CERAMIC BUTTONS
Here are two nice Ceramic buttons with an abstract design and good colour combinations. They are sew throughs and measure 3 cm.
GLASS PAPERWEIGHT BUTTON
This Glass Paperweight button is new to my collection and is very colourful with a white background. It has a modernistic butterfly design on it which is very effective.
BLACK GLASS BUTTON
Here is a black glass button with a Chinese symbol (unless it is Japanese) featured with a silver lustre. I wonder what it means?
CHINA BUTTONS
I have only seen these buttons in books and these three are a new addition to my collection which I am pleased about. You can see from the abnormalaties that they were hand painted.
In the early 1900’s they were used on fun postcards using the button for the face of the character portrayed.
VEGETABLE IVORY BUTTON
This Vegetable Ivory button has a silhouette painted in black on it. I cannot tell what the picture is meant to be but I like the button anyway.
BRASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTON
This button is brass with a MOP central disc upon which is a brass Egyptian head. It is rather intriguing. It has a brass back and loop shank.
FABRIC AND BRASS BUTTON
I find this button fascinating. It has a fabric covered outer section with a brass centre showing an Indian’s head. The back is interesting too. Most fabric covered buttons are made with a pad shank.