Buttonsplus

Here is a Celluloid button in a sort of khaki/fawn colour with black and beige swirly lines around it. The centre is beige and features some red berries and green leaves. It is quite different to many of the other celluloid buttons in my collection. It measures a little under 3 cm and has a japanned back and metal loop shank.

Here is a Victorian Celluloid button in a frame. One the same has been carefully dismantled to show how it is put together which is fiddley. It is made up of seven different parts that must be put in the correct order to achieve the finished button. They are not just stamped out of a machine in 2 minutes.

I rather like bakelite buttons and these two are no exception. They are quite chunky and have some carving on them. I like the combination of the black and the sort of tortoise shell colour. They have a metal loop shank and measure 3 1/2 cm.

I was lucky to get these five buttons at a local opp shop for 20cents each. What a bargain; it was my lucky day. They were so dirty it was hard to see what they were. They are silver with some brass trim and have an enamelled rectangle featuring a colourful bird. I guess that they are fairly old but don’t really know. The larger ones measure 2 1/2cm while the smaller ones are 1 1/2 cm. I would love to know something about them.

Here is a black glass imitation fabric button which is a little different to the other few that I have in my collection. It shows a pink flower and has a silky look about it. It also has a yellow tint behind the flower too. It measures a little over 2 1/2 cm.

This enamelled brass button is mainly in colours of purple, teal and pink. It has an intricate design and some cut away. It is quite different to many of the enamels both in design and colours that I have in my collection. At 3 1/2 cm it is quite large.

This large Celluloid button is a dirty green/brown with a buffed celluloid centre. The centre has a rather nice design on it. The back is japanned and it measures a little under 4 1/2 cm. I guess it would have been an overcoat button.

This Satsuma button is quite different to any others that I have as it is indefinite and smudgy in it’s design. I bought it because I loved the colours contrasting nicely with the gold background. Purple and orange are complimentary colours and the green just breaks them up. It measures 2 1/2 cm.

Here is a metal (which looks a bit like pewter) button with a realistic floral border. It has a gold lustred black glass disc in the centre which also has a floral design. It is quite large at 3 1/2 cm. To me a silver lustre centre would have suited better than the gold.

Here is another Fabric button made with black braid woven around a mould. It is very striking with a gold metal central disc which has been set with diamantes. It is a convex shape set into a white metal cup with a loop shank. I wonder what you would wear it on; something high class I imagine.