Buttonsplus

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I have just acquired this needle holder. It is brass with decorative embossing on the outside. It opens up to reveal a spool of cotton and needles are held inside. There were many made of various materials in this style which is very compact and useful.

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This thimble is really pretty being pale yellow enamelling with some hand painted flowers. It is silver with the top being matte clear glass and is marked STERLING, GERMANY. It is new to my collection.

Here is another group of Bakelite buttons of various designs and sizes, some carved, laminated and metal escutcheons attached. A lot of them are quite chunky. They have a good quality look about them.

This brass button has been painted in a dull finish. It features eight cut steels on the outer and another eight oval shaped ones in the centre. It measures 3 cm.

I love the old Bakelite buttons, especially the carved ones. I also love the ones with metal escutcheons none of which are in this particular photo. Here is a nice group I have ready to card up for display.

These buttons are very effective with their colours of bluey/green and yellow. Their design has a sort of geometric flavour.

This buckle is made of Celluloid in a light green colour. The decoration in red, green and black is in the Art Deco style. I would certainly enhance a dress belt in the 1930’s era.

This black buckle is of pressed plastic with a floral design around the edge. It is quite decorative and would make a nice addition to a dress belt.

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This opp shop find is modern with a scribbled line on a plain back of white metal. It is quite artistic in it’s way.

These four plastic tubular shaped buttons are just a bit different with the metalized plastic decorative trim and attached shank. They are just over 1 1/2cm in length.