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These three metal buttons all have heads on them. One is decorated with cut steels and one has a fabric background while the other one is all brass. I quite like buttons with heads depicted on them although it would be interesting to know who they were.

It is nice to have an original boxed set of buttons and these tiny enamel ones are no exception. They are blue and white with a tiny pink flower and of course have the brass split pins to attach them. I guess they come from the early 1900s.

This button is fairly plain but I bought it because it had a map of Australia on it. It is a white metal with blue enamel. I guess it was not made for any special occasion as there are no words on the front. It has a backmark which I cannot read. It measures a little over 1 1/2cm.

These two black glass with silver lustre buttons are both really nice but do not show off to their best advantage in the photos. They both have a metal four way box shank and measure between 2 1/2 and 3 cm.

This moulded celluloid button is much too tizzy for me. I am not a lover of pink or pastel colours as this definitely is. It is delicately made. I can’t imagine what fabric you would use it on, maybe a plain white or pastel shade. It measures just under 2 1/2 cm which is a common size. That would be near enough to 36 lignes in button measurement.

Here is a plastic ball shaped button which I think may be Casein. It has been coated in red and then cut away in a star shape revealing the white underneath. It would be quite striking on a white cotton dress or maybe red and white stripes. I guess it is from the late 1930s or 1940s.

Here is a black glass imitation fabric button showing a pink flower. The middle section is smooth but the two sides have ridges on them. It has a self shank and measures a little over 2 1/2cm.

Laminated with a tough resilient resin this fabric is then formed into buttons. The fabric is quite delicate and to me resembles Liberty. They have a metal back and loop shank and measure 22 mm. They were made in Denmark.

This is a modern bone button which I think was made in India. It has been dyed with a brown colour and embellished with an ornamental brass band featuring a floral design. It has a brass loop shank and measures 4 cm X 2 1/2 cm.

Here are three common type Celluloid buttons with geometric designs and various colours. As usual they have a japanned back and are not very large at between 1 1/2 & 2 cm. I do like the colour combinations.