These four tiny brass buttons have been painted with a flower design. They are quite pretty. I wonder what type of garment they were worn on ? (Maybe a blouse. )
METAL BUTTONS
FASHION BUTTONS
Here are some Versace Fashion Buttons. They feature the head of Medusa which comes from Greek mythology and is the logo for The Versace Fashion House. They are modern buttons.
BLACK GLASS BUTTONS
Here are two black glass buttons with gold lustre in the centre. The third button has a dotty design and has a four way metal box shank.
They are new to my collection having been bought in opp shops in England recently by my friend Margaret. She enjoyed poking around in all the villages and it was a nice surprise for me.
METAL BUTTONS
These two brass buttons are a little over 2 cm. One is a basketweave type of pattern and the other a swirly pattern resembling fabric. They both have a metal loop shank.
METAL PICTURE BUTTON
This button shows a man with long flowing hair probably from the 1800’s. He wears a very large hat and appears to be dressed up to the nines.
It is a silver button with a loop shank and measures 2 1/2 cm.
BUTTONFEST IN MELBOURNE
Yesterday I was lucky enough to go to The Victorian Button Collector’s Club Exhibition and Sales day in Melbourne. It is the day of the year where I have saved up my money to have a big splurge on the many buttons available from 50cents to maybe $150 each so all are catered for. It is like a child being in a lolly shop. My friends Carole and Ross drove me down and after about five hours spent at the show my nephew and niece picked me up so I could stay down for a few days. The Melbourne ladies make me most welcome and I can sit and chat to them while resting my back. It was a perfect day both weatherwise and the running of the show. I was thrilled to have drawn out a winning raffle ticket for a little girl who was so excited to win a pretty frame with children’s buttons displayed in it. It made my day to see her so happy. I got a nice variety of buttons and will look forward to photographing them and sharing them when I get home. ( I forgot to bring my camera cord with me!!! ) I have just been to my nieces place for a lovely barbeque lunch and I am now going to “play” with my new buttons because I was too tired to do so yesterday. Button Collecting is a great hobby for young and old.
NEW BUTTONS
My friend Olwyn does lots of Overseas travelling and over the years has brought back buttons from various countries.
These buttons were bought in Burma ( now Mynemar ) in 2011. The first group were bought in Mandalay and the second group at Rangoon ( now Yangon )
They are new and were possibly made in China but it is nice to think that they have been bought in Burma and brought home especially for me. They are of various materials.
METAL PICTURE BUTTON
Pictured on this button is a man in a hat sitting by what looks like the edge of a stream. He has a crook in his hand so is probably a Herdsman. It is 2 1/2 cm in diameter.
CHILDREN’S BUTTONS
Here are two groups of new buttons which I bought in a craft shop recently.
They are plastic realistic buttons, one lot being cherries (looking good enough to eat) and the other trains. How cute would they be on a small child’s garment.
CHILDREN’S BUTTONS
I bought these yellow plastic duck buttons new in a craft shop last week. They took my eye as they are the same shape as the plastic duck buttons from around the 1950’s.
I show some photos of the older buttons to compare. They were made in various colours. The new button has the wing painted solid black whereas the older ones just have stripes. They were a very popular children’s button back then.