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LEAH'S VINTAGE SEWING BUTTONS, ANTIQUE CLOTHING BUTTONS

LEAH'S BUTTONS

LEAH'S BUTTONS
WHEN I MENTION TO PEOPLE THAT I COLLECT ANTIQUE BUTTONS, THEY LOOK AT ME AS IF I WERE NUTS. AND I AM.. NUTS ABOUT BUTTONS! THEY MAKE ME HAPPY AND PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF GOING OUT AND LOOKING IN ANTIQUE SHOPS FOR BUTTONS MAKES MY HEART RACE. :o)
THIS WILL BE A VERY SIMPLE PAGE ON BUTTONS, JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT I AM NOT CRAZY FOR LOVING 'MY' BUTTONS. I WILL SHOW YOU THE ' CREAM OF THE CROP ' FIRST. THESE ARE IN THE CATAGORY OF GLASS BUTTONS. THEY ARE CALLED PAPERWEIGHT BUTTONS. THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE MY FAVORITES!

THE FOLLOWING BUTTONS ARE PLAIN GLASS BUTTONS


THE NEXT BUTTONS ARE A METAL BUTTON. THEY ARE A RATHER LARGE BUTTON AND MANY COLLECT THEM FOR THE COLOR AND SHAPE OF THE CENTER STONE. I HAVE MANY OF THESE, THEY ARE HARD TO FIND BUT I HAVE BEEN LUCKY. THEY ARE CALLED ' GAY NINTIES' BUTTONS. THEY ARE A VICTORIAN BUTTON.







THE NEXT BUTTONS ARE ARCHITECTURE BUTTONS. I THINK THEY ARE INTERESTING. THEY CAN BE MADE OF ABOUT ANY MATERIAL. BUT I THINK MOST OF THERE ARE STEEL OR BRASS.THE LAST ONE IS MADE OF SIVER.

THESE ARE MY BIRD BUTTONS.

THE NEXT GROUP OF BUTTONS ARE ALL INLAYED BUTTONS. THEY CAN BE MADE OF GLASS,(RARE) TORTOISE SHELL,IVORY,HORN,AND BONE, JUST TO NAME A FEW.




THE NEXT BUTTONS ARE MADE OF IVORY AND THE FIRST ONE IS HAND CARVED. THEY HAVE GREAT DETAIL AS YOU CAN SEE.








THESE BUTTONS ARE ENAMEL BUTTONS. I HAVE MANY OF THESE AND I LIKE THEM QUITE A BIT.









THESE ARE CALLED ' SATSUMA ' POTTERY BUTTONS, THEY ARE FROM JAPAN. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.





THE FOLLOWING PORCELAIN BUTTONS ARE VERY NICE TOO.





THE NEXT BUTTONS ARE CALLED REALISTIC BUTTONS. THEY ARE NOT MY FAVORITES, BUT MANY COLLECTERS ADORE THEM. I AM JUST NOT ONE OF THEM.


THE SILVER BUTTONS BELOW ARE HAND WROUGH SILVER,THE DATE ON THE BACKS OF THEM IS...1747.


THE FOLLOWING ARE MISCELLANEOUS BUTTONS.







THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL UNSORTED BUTTONS. THAT MEANS THEY ARE EXACTLY THE WAY THEY WERE FOUND. NOT SORTED BY CATAGORY OR CLEANED. JUST LOOKED AT BY A HAPPY BUTTON COLLECTER.








A NOTE FROM THE BUTTON COLLECTER
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED LOOKING AT MY WONDERFUL WORLD OF BUTTONS. AS I GET MORE THAT I THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE I WILL ADD THEM. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN NOW SEE WHY I DO WHAT I DO. THE WORKMENSHIP, REGARDLESS OF THE VALUE, THE AMAZING DETAIL, AND THE INCREDIBLE ARTISTRY ALL ACHIEVED ON SO SMALL A CANVAS. IT IS MY LOVE, MY HOBBY AND A PART OF THE WORLDS WONDERFUL PAST.


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