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Here are three fairly basic celluloid buttons with multicoloured designs. They are all sew through type and measure a little under 2 cm. I have them mounted on a fabric banner with other similar buttons in Autumn tonings. They make quite a nice display.

These glass buttons were designed and made by Grant Featherston ( from Melbourne ) with his wife Claire in the late 1940s. They have a brass backplate marked DARIAN and G.F.D standing for Grant Featherston Design. Sometimes the backplate was stuck on off centre which to me seems careless. The buttons themselves are quite striking with their gold or silver lustre.

Here are two black glass buttons both with a self shank. They both have a silver lustre and the one on the right is a more modern design. They are not easy to photograph so often don’t show up very well. They both measure a little over 2 cm. I like black glass buttons and have quite a nice collection of them.

This boxed set of seven buttons are of the Seven Immortal Gods of Japan. They may not be pretty but have a lot of character. Funnily enough there is only one female amongst them. They were probably made for the tourist trade as they would not really be suitable as functional buttons.

This is one of my favourite celluloid buttons. It is a Marion Weeber from USA creation from the 1940s. It is quite realistic and the subtle colours are just great and is the only one of her buttons that I have in my collection. At 3 1/2 cm in diameter it is quite a nice size.

These three buttons are Satsuma enamel buttons from Japan. They were given to me in 2014 but were bought in the town of Satsuma in 1974 in Japan by the donor. They are the most beautiful blue and have a bamboo design in gold. I have them mounted on authentic obi fabric in a gold frame and they make a nice display. They measure 2 cm.

These modern metal buttons were bought at a local opp shop several years ago. They are rather unusual being concave with odd shaped holes on one side only, the rest being solid. They are sew through type.

Here is Red Riding Hood and the Wolf pictured on a metal button. It has a very decorative border. I think this is a fairly common picture button as it is in several button books. The detail in the scene is quite good.

This metal picture button is named Waving Goodbye and as the name suggests it depicts a lady dressed up with her hat on by the balcony waving her handkerchief. It is a brass button with a japanned back and a loop shank. It measures 3 cm.

These two groups of buttons are also from The Button Shop in Malvern. They have one wall of boxes of buttons and it is fun searching through them. The staff were very friendly and obliging in helping a button collector choose some treasures. These groups are mainly plastic and some metal and combinations. I was very pleased with my purchases but haven’t been there since 2018.