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REPRODUCTION BUTTONS

Here is an original card of Reproduction buttons put out for La Mode. They are metal buttons with a lady’s face in the Art Nouveau style and are reproductions of buttons circa 1900 – 1910. I purchased them along with several other cards in a craft shop in Bendigo in 2010 when they were first put out. They were made in Italy and produced for a very old button manufacturing company Blumenthal Lansing Company from USA. I originally saw them advertised in a Craft magazine and had some trouble tracking them down and was thrilled to eventually find them.

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GLASS BUTTON

I love this button; it is new to my collection. It is of yellow glass with brown markings and is an oblong shape. It has a brass four way box shank and measures 3 cm x 1 1/2 cm

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PLASTIC BUCKLES

Here are three plastic (probably casein) buckles in black and white which was very popular in the 1920s-30s. They would be very striking on a black and white patterned cotton dress. There were lots of buttons made in a similar style of which I have quite a few. I like them.

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SILVER BUCKLE

This silver buckle is rather pretty with it’s Art Nouveau design of fuchsias. My guess is that it is a Nurse’s buckle from the early 1900s. I have seen them on Antique shows on TV in that style.

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WOODEN BUTTONS

Here is a trio of little red wooden clog buttons. They have a simple flower design painted on them and have a small brass loop shank. I do not know their age but think they are fairly old. They measure 1 1/2 cm in length.

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GLASS BUTTONS

Here is a pair of small white glass buttons with a self shank. The design is very fine with tiny flowers in the centre. One is done in black and the other one gold.

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PLASTIC AND METAL BUTTONS

These two buttons are of the same design showing a horse and rider. I guess they may be of Bakelite and the central disc is brass. They are probably from the 1920s – 30s and may have been worn on an overcoat.

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PORCELAIN BUTTONS

Here are two Mack porcelain buttons that I have just acquired. They are transfer printed with a hand painted border and made in Stoke on Trent in England. One shows a squirrel and the other a yellow flower. I have a few others in my collection and they all have that flower like shape.

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POTTERY BUTTONS

These two pottery buttons are of lovely rich colours with a high glaze. They were made in Sydney in the 1940s by Marie Gardner. The self shanks are rather chunky.

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PLASTIC BUTTON

This button is unusual both in colour and design. I guess it may be from the 1960s. It is of bright yellow plastic with a silver filigree domed centre. Under the dome it is of an iridescent pink which is a great contrast to the yellow. I wonder what garment it would have been worn on.