Buttonsplus

These two wooden buttons are new and I have just bought them. The bright colours took my eye and I needed a cheer up. They have a really high gloss and measure a little under 2 1/2 cm.

Here is a rather unusual green plastic button which has been squashed in the centre giving it an odd shape. It has a brass flower shaped escutcheon in the middle which forms a loop shank at the back, Lots of buttons aren’t pretty and this one falls into that category but it is certainly different.

This is quite a large wooden button measuring a little under 4 cm. It has a plaid like pattern in red and blue, is dome shaped and has a self shank. I guess it would have to be a coat button.

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Here are three chunky maroon plastic buttons which are probably coat buttons. They are just hollowed out and are sew through type. The photo doesn’t show the colour at it’s best but they are a beautiful cyclamen/maroon colour. They measure 3 1/2 cm.

Here is a bone button which has been dyed with a rusty colour. It has a flower like design etched into it and is a modern button. It measures just under 3 cm.

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Here is a Metal Picture button which has been tinted red. I find it very appealing. It has an embossed girl’s head within a circle finished off with a “leaf like” design around the bottom half. It measures just under 3 1/2 cm.

Here is a group of pretty green and white striped glass buttons which were made in Czechoslovakia. I have just received them in the mail as a Raffle prize with the Victorian Button Collector’s Club. It was a great thrill to win them. They are quite small at a little over 1 cm and have a self shank.

This is a beautifully designed wooden button with two Scottie dogs on a basketweave background. It is a pressed wood composition button made by Burwood Company in Michigan USA in the 1930’s. It is a sew through type and measures 3 1/2 cm.

Here are six modern bone buttons which have been carved in various designs. They have had paint applied and rubbed off leaving it in the crevices which gives a great effect. They measure 1 1/2 cm.

Here are nine diminutive glass buttons. They are a pretty blue colour with a geometric design etched and painted in gold. They have a self shank. I bought them in 2001, the year I started collecting buttons.