All things buttons & more …
I have just recently picked up these two cards of button covers at the local Hospice Opp Shop. It must have been my lucky day to have found them both at the same time.
What a nifty way to dress up a garment. I have quite a few single ones but not many full sets which are always nice to have.
This button is brass with black and silver paint around the outside.
The middle is a flower shape with a claw set cut steel in the centre. It is of medium size.
Here is a little group of five modern white metal buttons each with a simple geometric design on them. I do not know all the different metals but they are pewter like.
They are all approx 2 1/2cm in diameter and are charming in their simplicity.
I do not know what this cameo type button is made of. My guess is that it is a stone of some sort carved and set into white metal.
The lady’s head is very deep making a rather bulky button. What a lot of work has gone into the making of it. It measures 3 1/2 X 3 cms.
This white metal button is chunky and heavy. It is a domed shape and the design is flower like. It has a key shank and measures just under 3 cm.
This button which is quite large at 4 cm combines three materials.
The dark brown base is bakelite, the scrolly escutcheon is metal and the amber coloured block is glass. What a lovely and dramatic button.
It has a metal loop shank. The glass is bevelled and claw set and the escutcheon is riveted on as can be seen in the photo.
I think this is a beautiful button. It contains purple tinted metal with white metal.
The design is wonderful comprising scrolls and flowers. It is 3 1/2cm in diameter and has a brass loop shank.
At 3 1/2 cm in diameter, this button has a decorative floral white metal border encasing a black glass with gold lustre centre.
How ornate is that! The border is so intricate with pretty flowers and leaves and is a work of art on it’s own. No wonder I call old buttons miniature works of art. It has a brass loop shank.
I like these two buttons and have had the green one for a long time. It was nice to get the red one just recently.
They are concave painted wooden buttons with a white metal flower shaped escutcheon in the middle. I show the back also to reveal the brass shank attached. They measure 3 1/2 cm.
These two white metal buttons have pierced designs and are quite heavy.
They are pewter like in appearance but I am not up with the various metals. Both of them have a key shank.