Buttonsplus

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Here we have three “Fabric” ( a general term ) buttons from years gone by. The term covers all fabric, beaded, crocheted , stitched and braided buttons. These buttons were probably used on coats or fur capes. Black and brown were popular colours of the day.

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Over the years heads have been used on many types of buttons be they metal, lithograph, porcelain, or plastic etc. These two metal buttons are modern, each with a different head. I do not know who they represent.

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I have just embroidered these two buttons recently. They are enjoyable to do and can just make up part of my button collection.

Here is a group of Pressed Plastic buttons from the 1930’s. The designs are many and varied; even a bird in the bottom left corner. I like the subtle colours that they used back then for buttons.

Here is a group of various coloured and designed glass buttons. They just make a colourful picture and are of no special significance.

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Here are three typical Blazer buttons. The subject matter of yachts, shields etc. are very common in this type of button.

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Coloured clear glass buttons were very popular a few decades ago. They were plain, moulded or cut and facetted giving them a sparkly look. Here we have four different colour schemes each with a variety of buttons both in design and size.

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These are very old Linen buttons on their original cards. One lot has brass eyelets with which to sew them on. The other group are perfectly plain back and front so need to be sewn on by catching a few threads of the material. They were machine covered and made during the 1930’s.

This group of buttons are Metalized Plastic which simulates silver. They are modern and I have got them all from Opp shops over the last few years. The designs are many and varied. Some of them imitate the old black glass buttons with silver lustre from the early 1900’s.

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Blazer buttons is a common term for this type of button which was used a lot on blazers and jackets. These two are reasonably large at 3 cm. They are both a gold colour.