Buttonsplus

This octagon shaped wooden button is painted in green with blue and rust in a linear pattern. Some of the paint is worn but that comes with age, The back is just the blonde wood colour.

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Imitating metal, this plastic button has a simple but effective geometric design in a triangular shape. It measures 1 1/2cm and has a self shank.

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This Metalized Plastic button resembles a black glass button with silver lustre from the early 1900’s. The flowery design with curved lines is very effective. It is a modern button.

These two buttons are of the same design but different colours. The shield like feature is painted on in gold on one and silver on the other. They measure 3 1/2cm.

These four buttons have a look of the 1930’s – 40’s. They are made of red plastic encased in tin leaving a square opening. They are simple in design but would look very showy on the right garment.

Here are four white metal buttons (they appear to be pewter but I am not sure) with a design similar to the Snowflake design pewter buttons from Norway in the 1960’s and 70’s. Well that is what they remind me of. They are a nicely made button.

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This Plastic button is large at just over 4 cm. It is of a mottley grey colour with holes scooped out of it in a circular pattern. It would have been an overcoat button I think and maybe from the 1950’s.

Here is a lovely Cherry red button made of a snake skin like patterned outer encircling a vinyl domed centre. The back is of tin. It would have graced a coat in the same colour.

Both of these buttons are very chunky and heavy and are modern. They were given to me by my friend Suzanne in 2015. They are of white metal and have a self shank and would need a strong fabric to be sewn on; probably overcoat buttons.

Here is a large button at 4 1/4cm. It is a lovely cherry red and a sew through type. The design is effective with contrasting smooth and embossed type areas. It is old but in good order.