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Here are two plastic buttons which are modern and both sew through type. One is black with terracotta coloured splodges and is quite striking. The other one is striped in many colours but in a more subtle way. They both have a black back.

I love the old chunky bakelite buttons and these two are no exception. They are both inlaid with a different colour to the black and have been carved. I guess they would be overcoat buttons and would be smart on a black or brown woollen fabric or even a tweed. They are good quality and both have a metal loop shank.

Here are two different lots of Fabric buttons; the first all being cream with stitching on fabric and crochet work etc. The second lot are shiny thread wound over a wooden mould with a contrasting coloured thread stitched over the top. I think that they are all quite old but am not sure how old. They each are time consuming to make and would have been hand made.

I love this button as it is in a worn old way and can imagine how it looked when new. I think it is fairly old and the fabric with the pink flower is faded and worn. It is set in brass with white painted leaf like shapes which make it interesting. If only it could talk! It measures a little over 2 cm.

Both of these Celluloid buttons are a tinted shade of grey and have brass embellishments. One has a sort of rope pattern with a brass square embossed with a flower in the centre. The other one has nine tiny brass squares with star like patterns. They measure a little under 3 cm.

Here are three Buffed Celluloid buttons depicting leaves and flowers. The flower ones are identical designs just in different colours. The pattern is incised into the button, rubbed over with paint and then buffed back to leave the colour only in the indentations. They are quite a nice size at a little over 2 1/2 cm and have a self shank.

Here are three Porcelain buttons made by Birchcroft of England which I bought in 2017. The photos are not very good but the buttons themselves are sort of blurry. I think they are transfer printed and they are backmarked. They measure a little over 2 1/2 cm.

These white metal buttons are reproduction buttons which I purchased in 2010. On the left is one from 1900-1910, the middle one 1860-1899 and the right one 1941. They were made in Italy and I wonder if the original moulds were used. They were produced under the La Mode brand. There was quite a series of them produced at the time and I saw them advertised in a craft magazine and it took some time to track them down. I eventually got them in a craft shop in Bendigo and was so pleased to find them.

These two plastic buttons are rather simple in their design of a yacht but are quite striking. The colour combination is dramatic with a maroon yacht on a red button and a navy yacht on a blue button. The straight white lines certainly add to the drama. Would they maybe be used on a cotton sunfrock. They are sew through type buttons.

This is an old plastic button with a cut out area leaving two tulip flowers and leaves. It is quite unusual. I do not know what type of plastic it is; maybe Bakelite. It is a sew through type and measures a little over 3 1/2 cm. I wonder how old it is.