The pot of basil button

 isabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a narrative poem by John Keats It tells the tale of a young woman sabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a narrative poem by John Keats adapted from a story in Boccaccio's Decameron (IV, 5). It tells the tale of a young woman whose family intend to marry her to "some high noble and his olive trees", but who falls for Lorenzo, one of her brothers' employees. When the brothers learn of this, they murder Lorenzo and bury his body. His ghost informs Isabella in a dream. She exhumes the body and buries the head in a pot of basil which she tends obsessively, while pining away. 

antique metal button

 

HE LITTLE TAILOR , or NINE WITH ONE BLOW button

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VERY scarce and rare 

 HE LITTLE TAILOR , or NINE WITH ONE BLOW button from the nursery tale in which the little Tailor tells everyone that he killed "nine at one blow" when the nine were really flies. The brass figure and fly are applied to a one piece,textured brass background The rim is attached to the background by short bars, leaving a space open at the side all away around

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Taj Mahal set of 3 Motiwala buttons

  set of 3 buttons Motiwala Taj Mahal plus..large enamel/silver
the figures Rulers of Mughal dynasty
Shanjahan and his wife Aurrnyzeb

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Todd Oldham fashion designer buttons

 

Todd Oldham fashion designer buttons

all his buttons were manufactured by the Streamline button Co.

metal.. the fruits/vegetables are enameled all these buttons were made  in 1992 and 1993

Popper glass antique buttons

 

Popper glass antique buttons

 made by the Leo Popper Company in the early part of this century

1870's to just before World War 1

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Bicentennial set of 12 buttons

 Bicentennial  set of 12 Jasperware Wedgwood style buttons commemorate
made by Stella Rzanski in 1975i
size of buttons 2 1/8..self shank

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Asian figures plus buttons on card

 

 Asian figures plus buttons the figures 4 Chinese immortals in mid century silk Satsumas are from Japan cinnabar China 

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Scarabs and other beetle buttons

 
Some of my Scarabs and other beetles..buttons
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Pope John XX111 card

 

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Shoe buttons/hooks

 Shoe buttons
These buttons, which were sewed on leather-and fabric-top shoes for fastenings, were made of several materials. Most of them were dome shaped. Black and white were the two most popular colors because they were made to match the shoes; however, colored shoe buttons were made. The colored ones were usually covered with paints, though some were made of colored glass. Unless the glass buttons are found on shoes, it is difficult to differentiate them from small dress buttons
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Shoe button Hooks: Most button hooks found in collections today were made between the 1860s and 1930s. They came into very common use with women's high button-up boots and shoes around 1880, and persisted until after World War I. Shoes for both men and women in the late 1800s were generally made of stiff leather or serge, with between 2 and 26 buttons; getting the buttons through the buttonholes of the stiff material could be a daunting task. Thanks to Paul Rice for this shoe button hooks research.
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Elephant buttons on material

 the material is vintage from Bombay, India

 buttons 

2 tiny plastic, and 2 metal

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Card of antique jeweled buttons

  All are metal  size 1/2 to 1 11/16

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SPORTING antique BUTTONS

 SPORTING antique BUTTONS
Sporting buttons were worn by gentlemen on their jackets (hunting coats). Commonly found in sets, early sporting buttons depict game, hunting dogs and hunters, as well other sporting  activities such as fishing etc.
Materials include metals, horn, pearl, ivory and enamel
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my card are metal and one horn
the 1st button in last row is a HUNT button not sporting
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LIVERY antique BUTTONS

LIVERY antique  BUTTONS Typically depicting heraldic designs of the family, livery buttons were worn on servants clothing (livery) provided by the master of the household and only occasionally by the owner.  Major types include achievements, and  crests, there are also badges, initials, and monograms. Most livery buttons were made of metal , but horn, pearl, and glass mounted in metal exist.
When the master of the house died, metal buttons were darkened for a period of mourning 

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Eiffel Tower buttons

 The Eiffel Tower was built from 1887 to1889 by French engineer Gustave Eiffel
vintage plastic button with enclosed stamp of Marianne (pronounced [maʁjan]) has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.

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Statue of Liberty buttons

 Statue of Liberty buttons
1st row  brass-plastic
2nd row 1st Elsa Schiaparelli button-brass with paper photo set under plastic cover ( light color is scanner glare
2nd antique brass
The statue was a gift to America from the people of France It arrived in sections at New York city in 1885 and money for the pedestal was obtained by public donations . The completed statue was dedicated by  Grover Cleveland in October 1886

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Bone scene button
An unusually large bone button with a hand--painted scene of an amorous 18th century couple
French button,scarce, size 1 3/8
one of my favorite buttons
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French Pearl Buttons

 French Pearls Buttons
Gilded French Pearls
dated in the middle to late 1800s
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Herman Lowenstein enamel ZODIAC set

 Herman Lowenstein enamel ZODIAC set

1st sets were made in 1979 , he made 25 sets all alike

Herman pasted away in  March 1982 at 87 years old.

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Beatrix Potter buttons

 my Beatrix Potter buttons
2  metalized plastic,  2 enameled brass, rest are plastic
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Building/Scene Buttons

 All are antique metal buttons

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Lighthouse buttons

 Google facts
What was the purpose of a lighthouse? What is a lighthouse? It is a tower with a bright light at the top, located at an important or dangerous place regarding navigation (travel over water). The two main purposes of a lighthouse are to serve as a navigational aid and to warn boats of dangerous areas. It is like a traffic sign on the sea
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The first known lighthouse was the Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. Ptolemy I and his son Ptolemy II constructed it between 300 and 280 B.C. It stood about 450 feet high. This lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was destroyed in stages by invaders and earthquakes, being destroyed in the 1300s.
The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is considered to be La Coruna in Spain that dates from ca. 20 B.C. A Roman lighthouse is located on the Cliffs of Dover in the UK that was constructed in 40 A.D. The first lighthouse in America was at Boston on Little Brewster Island (1716). The first keeper was George Worthylake who was drowned, along with his wife and daughter, when returning to the island in 1718. The original tower was destroyed by the British and eventually reconstructed in 1784.The oldest existing lighthouse in America (never rebuilt) is Sandy Hook, NJ (1764), which is still in operation.  Part of the building of the lighthouse was paid for by the sale of lottery tickets and shipping interest in New York City paid for the rest.Newest shoreside Lighthouse is Sullivan’s Island in Charleston, SC, 1962.The first Great Lakes lighthouse were Buffalo (Main) and Erie, PA (1818)First Lighthouse actually built by the Government of the United States - Cape Henry Light, Virginia, completed in 1792.The only Triangular-shaped lighthouse tower is Sullivan’s Island in Charleston, SC.
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button materials: metal, wood, coconut shell, plastic, ceramic
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Windmill buttons

 my card materials: glass, metal, plastic, ceramic
Google fun facts
The earliest known wind powered grain mills and water pumps were used by the Persians in A.D. 500-900 and by the Chinese in A.D. 1200.
 The first windmill manufactured in the United States was designed by Daniel Halladay, who began inventing windmills in 1854 in his Connecticut machine shop
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The Netherlands has the most windmills

More than 1.000 old windmills still exist in the Netherlands. The largest concentration of Dutch windmills can be found near the village of Kinderdijk (“Children's dike”)
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Oldest windmill in the U.S.
The Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was built in the mid-1600s and operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Farris family ran it for three generations, starting in 1782. 

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Religious card with buttons (card 2

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Religious card with buttons (Card 1

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Halloween my fun button card

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Happy 4th of July..buttons

my 4 fun cards red/white/blue
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COUPLES...buttons

metal, fabric, ceramic, wood
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Butterfly buttons

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Car covered with BUTTONS

National Button Society show this week at the Red Lion in Portland, OR. this car is in the parking lot
 Here is the paper in the window

Mushroom buttons

I dislike the taste of mushrooms but do like mushroom buttons
Some materials: celluloid, glass, wood, metal, ceramic, plastic and 1 large studio antler by Richard Carpenter

Colt rouge/perfume container buttons

Colt rouge container buttons
These are amino resin made for a short time in the 1940's by the plastics division of the Colt Firearm Company
The Cameo embossed lid screws off. Originally these were filled with rouge or perfume. When empty, the mark "COLT" may be seen inside the container
These are all Colt buttons. The ones in the top row plus the first two in the second row are all Colt Perfume buttons. I’ve noted the perfume fragrance under each of the seven buttons.
They are each stamped in black with the name on the back of the button. Some of the Perfume buttons have solid perfume in them and some still have a scent, a very old scent
The remaining buttons are all Colt Rouge buttons  — no names on the back and some of these still have rouge
Card belongs to
Elaine Cossman long time button collector, button dealer at state and National shows
          She started this collection in 1992
This is her work card. It’s recycled and isn’t pristine. No thought was given to placement except for keeping the perfume buttons together and the Rouge buttons together.
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  Elaine thank you for permission to post this AWESOME card
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From the Big Book of Buttons
a short-lived novelty button made about 1945. The small, plastic rouge container has a screw-on top decorated with a molded cameo- style head.
The lower part of the container is fitted with a plastic shank
First Big (blue) Book printed in 1981 and reprinted (red) in 1991 valued the button at $4
The new (2 volume-red) Big Book the price guide values it at $40-$60


                                                             

The EAGLE..Buttons

The Eagle
Many centuries before it became an emblem of the United States, this bird had been accepted as the symbol of St. John the Evangelist. John's spirit is said to be like the eagle's in its soaring flight to the throne of God. The evangelist mentions the eagle several times in the Apocalypse. One passage is of particular interest because it includes the symbols of all four evangelists:..and around the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind. And the first living creature is like a lion and the second like a calf , and the third has the face, as it were, of a man, and the fourth is like an eagle flying"
Locally, the eagle is also a symbol of Boston College (Pilot Drawing by Ronery
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Celluloid and other plastic.. Buffed BUTTONS

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