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PLASTIC SNAP TOGETHER BUTTONS

These modern plastic buttons have been around since the 1980’s.

As the name suggests, the top part of the button which has the shank snaps into the bottom piece which is a different colour.  Many were imported from Japan, England and France.  What a novelty they are and great for children’s clothes.

I have approximately 60 of these buttons sewn onto a banner and they are just a bit of fun and relevant to a period of fashion history.

The subject matters are many and varied and some that I show include busses and trains, elephants, penguins, cars, bears and beetles, just to name a few.  What great buttons for children to collect and aren’t we all “big kids at heart!”

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METAL PICTURE BUTTONS

ORIENTAL LADY WITH PARASOL

Here is another brass picture button of an Oriental Lady with a Parasol in front of a Japanese building.  Once more the detail is good making a pleasing button.  It has a japanned back and metal loop shank and measures a little over 3 cm.

GOOSE  FLYING

This is a large button being over 4 cm.   It shows a goose (or is it a duck!!) flying over the water where three chicks are swimming.  It is tinted brass and quite an effective button.

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CELLULOID IN METAL BUTTONS

I think that these four buttons  are of moulded celluloid in a cream and brown colour with a touch of gold.

They are set into brass with a japanned back and metal loop shank and are approx.  1  1/4cm.

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METAL BALLSHAPED BUTTONS

Here are two painted ball shaped brass buttons which to me appear a little Indian.  They have different blues painted on them and the bottom half is plain brass with a loop shank.  They are approx.  1  1/4 cm.

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PAINTED METAL BUTTONS

These two little buttons are delightful although the paintwork is rather worn.  They are brass painted with red, pale blue and yellow and are ball shaped.  They have a tin back and measure 1 cm.

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METAL BUTTON

This white metal button is quite large at 3 cm.

It is a rather dramatic design with three raised triangle shapes standing out against the filigree background.  It is a twinkle or mirror backed button.

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METAL PICTURE BUTTONS

WAVING  GOODBYE

The lady stands on the balcony waving a hankie.  It is a brass button with a japanned back and metal loop shank.  The detail on this button is really great.  It measures 3  cm.

FANNY  DAVENPORT

This button is brass over a painted tin backing and shows the lady with her umbrella.  The brass border lies over a white metal liner.  It measures 2  1/2  cm.

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PORCELAIN BUTTONS BY BIRCHCROFT

This group of Beatrix Potter buttons are porcelain and were made by Birchcroft of England.

I enjoy Beatrix Potter’s artwork and it is fun to have these buttons.  I have read her life story and saw the film Miss Potter which was a great combination of real life and animation which I found most clever and fascinating.

The first button shows Beatrix herself and the other three are Hunca Munca,  Samuel Whiskers and Mrs Tiggy Winkle.  I also show the reverse with the Birchcroft Backmark.

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REALISTIC BUTTONS – BEATRIX POTTER

These Realistic buttons are of two of Beatrix Potter’s story book characters, namely Jemima Puddleduck and Peter Rabbit.

I also show the page from the story of Peter Rabbit with the illustration of the Robin on the Shovel Handle just as the button depicts.  Isn’t that just fascinating;  the wonderful world of buttons.

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OLD PLASTIC BUTTONS

The first button is a deep rich red square button of some type of plastic.  It is a little over 4 cm and has a brass loop shank.  The colour is much richer in reality.

The second one is a chunky moulded type of plastic in a real water melon colour which is eye catching.  It measures 3  1/2cm and I show the grooved sew through shank at the back.

I do not know the age of these buttons but they are both fascinating in their own way.