Buttonsplus

This is a group of buttons that I bought yesterday in Millers Department Store in Benalla. It is an old fashioned style shop with good old fashioned service. The lady even tipped the buttons out of the tube so I could pick out the best button when I said I was a button collector. How about that! You only get that attention in smaller country towns.

Here is an original button card from The Czech Republic featuring twelve white glass buttons. They are an oval shape and have a simple daisy pattern painted on them.

Here is a nice painted white glass button with a design of grapes and leaves. It is actually uranium glass and glows green under a UV light. It has a metal four way box shank and is a nice size at a little over 2 1/2 cm.

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Here are three plastic (maybe casein) buttons in black and white which is always striking. They are all sew through type and have a different cut away design.

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Button covers were made to dress up plain buttons and alter the look of a garment. They were made in sets. Here we have four more; one has a sort of chain effect and the other has an orange rose. In the second picture one has a pearl insert and the green one looks rather like a lolly!

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Here are some button covers which are quite a novel idea. Two are different gold designs while the other two have pearl inserts. They would certainly dress up some plain buttons.

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These two paintings are a completely different subject matter. They were a challenge for me but I managed not too badly. The jug is kind of abstractish. The cherries are not quite ripe enough to eat.

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Here are two bird paintings which I enjoyed doing. They are different to what I normally paint which has been mainly landscapes. I was quite happy with them.

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This is a caramel coloured glass button in the form of a daisy. It is moulded glass and has a self shank. It measures 2 1/2 cm so is a good size.

Here is a group of small metal buttons which are rather nice but because of their age they are a little worn. Several are painted brass while one has blue velvet material in the centre. They are new to my collection.