4/15/2023 0 Comments When was the button inventedWHAT DO I DO WITH THEM? All suggestions appreciated. A whole new world to me! Who knew? There are a few pearl, and some metal - round, hollow, brass color & intricately cut out and are about the size of a marble. I never knew what a jet bead was until 30 minutes ago! Must be 100 of 'em, plus all sorts of other black glass buttons - I think, intricately cut with shiny and matte finishes together. I just found a small box from my 93 yr-old Mom's home labeled that they are from her great-grandma! Grandma simply wrote "all buttons & jet beads used by Harriett S Anderson". Not sure what I have found! Appreciate any help!īuttons from my great-great-grandma, circa 1850 perhaps? Grandma born 1890, I know, so calculating that her grandma was born aprox 1830. There is one large and three smaller ones. I have wooden buttons shaped like sombreros with woven hat bands. Each button has one person and each button has a different person. Each button has a small picture of what looks to be victorian age men and women. I recently picked up a set of 9 buttons that measure about 3/8 inch with metal backing. I have unearthed a 2 hole lead button near some battlefields in Scotland of Cromwell era. I have not been able to find any information about them. I have 3 black plastic Girl Scout buttons. My parents owned a costume buisness when I was little, 40 years ago. I washed one of my buttons and now it smells faintly of old fish, any ideas what it could be made of? If you could help or answer some questions, I'd greatly appreciate it. My grandfather who passed away 24 years ago and bought them at an auction in the early 1970's. I have questions regarding some of these and I can't find anything for some the buttons I have. Great article I have recently started to use buttons in my jewlwery making Very informative I have identified a few of my buttons as whistle buttons, two holes on the bottom and one whole on the top. I went metal detecting and found a button, it says1763 its got kk a cross at the top lot of design ![]() Any button donations would be beyond appreciated! You can reach me at: klinkhammer on December 16, 2019: I've been through far more than my fair share of trials and tribulations in life and I'm just so ready to become the person I'm meant to be. I'm just shy of 40 years old and desperate to make a better future for myself. I'm sure I can find a way to atleast cover the shipping cost. If there is anyone looking to donate a button collection, it would mean everything to me if you'd keep me in mind! I don't have much left for duplicates and would really love to start selling buttons full time until I get my studio up and running (better yet, until I start selling my jewelry). I never thought to post this before now, surprisingly~lol. I've come back to this thread several times to see if anyone is parting w/ button collections, but I always seem to be a "day late, dollar short". ![]() I have purchased the tools and other items I need for my studio over the past several years, but due to our financial situation getting alot worse since I stopped working, I haven't had the opportunity to finish setting up shop (I still need several tools and silver). Funds get really tight in the winter due to my husband being a commercial fisherman so my goal is to start selling buttons regularly (from home) while I continue pursuing my career dream, which is to become a silversmith. I haven't worked in a few years due to my chronic health issues getting worse so it helps supplement my husband's income. Hi all! I hope I don't come across wrong by asking this.I have a huge collection of buttons that I've purchased over a period of several years and from time to time I sell my duplicates on Ebay. I have several button like your pictures.how can i locate a buyer. When the Applejuice glitter piece has a solid block of bakelite inserted, what is that style called? Please appreciate it is 15 years since I've looked at these buttons and I can't find any comparable pictures on line to help. Anyone out there have any hints or hard and fast rules? Also some of mine are large Stardust Bakelite Circa 1925. Is there an easy way to distinguish between the two other than by shape? I'm pretty sure both types have metal backing and the Bubble Glows are easy to distinguish but some if the others are trickier. I haven't really thought about buttons for so so long and as I was describing some of mine I couldn't remember whether they were Celluloid Tight Tops or Drums. ![]() I used to be a fanatical button collector and I have a massive collection that I am just starting to dispose of. The first two pictures, I'm pretty sure show casein and later plastic buttons, some from as late as the 60s and maybe even the 70s.
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