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This is a sew through type black glass button with silver lustre. The band across the middle has lots of little creepy crawlies on it which is unusual. They are not what I would choose to put on a button but there is no accounting for taste! It measures 2 1/2 cm.

This metal button has been tinted a maroon/purple colour. It has a finely detailed floral type design in white metal which shows a pink colour underneath. It is a rather nice button and measures 3 1/2 cm. It has a brass loop shank. Purple and red were common colours to tint metal buttons in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Here is a large chunky bakelite button in a brown shade. It has a very delicate filigree brass escutcheon in the middle. The bakelite has been simply carved with angular lines. It measures 4 cm. I guess it could have been used on a thick overcoat.

This Gay Nineties button shows a central purple glass stone surrounded by a decorative gold border in a sort of Art Nouveau style. The outside border is a rope like design. It has a japanned back with metal loop shank and measures 4 1/2 cm so is quite large. It is typical of many of the Gay Nineties buttons.

This brass button has been tinted red. It has a nice moulded picture of a young girl within a circle. A swirly leaflike design sits below and makes a rather nice button. It measures a little over 3 cm.

This black bakelite button is an octogen shape and is very chunky which is quite common. It is a good background for the brass moulded leaf which has good detail. This button has a quality look about it. I think black always looks smart.

Here is a Gay Nineties button which is a bit different from the normal. It has an open work brass design with a large oval mottled green stone in the middle. It is a nice colour which stands out well against the brass.

Here is a pearly cream plastic button with a white glass centre. The glass has a leaf design in gold lustre. It is just a bit different. It measures a little under 3 1/2 cm.

This button does not photograph well which is a pity. It has a brocade type fabric in brown and black which is set in a decorative brass rim and is quite nice. It measures 2 1/2 cm.

Here is a glass button made in Czechoslovakia in 2009. It is a combination of a rich purple and silver also with some gold lustre. I think it is a reproduction of a design from the early 1900s. It shows up nicely in reality in a good light but not so in the photograph.