Buttonsplus

This boxed set of seven buttons are of the Seven Immortal Gods of Japan. They may not be pretty but have a lot of character. Funnily enough there is only one female amongst them. They were probably made for the tourist trade as they would not really be suitable as functional buttons.

This is one of my favourite celluloid buttons. It is a Marion Weeber from USA creation from the 1940s. It is quite realistic and the subtle colours are just great and is the only one of her buttons that I have in my collection. At 3 1/2 cm in diameter it is quite a nice size.

These three buttons are Satsuma enamel buttons from Japan. They were given to me in 2014 but were bought in the town of Satsuma in 1974 in Japan by the donor. They are the most beautiful blue and have a bamboo design in gold. I have them mounted on authentic obi fabric in a gold frame and they make a nice display. They measure 2 cm.

These modern metal buttons were bought at a local opp shop several years ago. They are rather unusual being concave with odd shaped holes on one side only, the rest being solid. They are sew through type.

Here is Red Riding Hood and the Wolf pictured on a metal button. It has a very decorative border. I think this is a fairly common picture button as it is in several button books. The detail in the scene is quite good.

This metal picture button is named Waving Goodbye and as the name suggests it depicts a lady dressed up with her hat on by the balcony waving her handkerchief. It is a brass button with a japanned back and a loop shank. It measures 3 cm.

These two groups of buttons are also from The Button Shop in Malvern. They have one wall of boxes of buttons and it is fun searching through them. The staff were very friendly and obliging in helping a button collector choose some treasures. These groups are mainly plastic and some metal and combinations. I was very pleased with my purchases but haven’t been there since 2018.

This button was bought new from China in 2018. It is of a metal which has been enamelled in dark brown and has amber stones scrolling around it. The large stone in the centre is also amber. It is hollow and has an open worked back and loop shank and is quite heavy. It is very showy and measures 3 1/2 cm.

Here is another group of new buttons from The Button Shop in Malvern. All being black they make a nice display. They are of different materials including two large leatherette, black glass with gold lustre, wound cord centred in plastic and various others.

These three groups of buttons were bought new at The Button Shop, Malvern between 2011 and 2018. While holidaying in Melbourne my nephew Graeme took me to this Button Specialist Shop on three different occasions. The buttons are all imported and are of fine quality; much better than the buttons in our local shops in Shepparton. They are of different materials and varying designs, shapes and sizes. I have them all in a nice wooden box and every time I look at them I am impressed.