Sam Biern buttons
Sam was born in Hungary in 1905 he came to
the U.S. after the first World War in 1920. In 1933 during the depression he
started to make odd and different buttons, and made them his business. The type
of button he made was different, and its said his pleasure was greater in
designing them than in selling them. Every button he made has his name on the
back, Sam Biern N.Y. Sometimes the back-mark is in a raised oval shape and
others incised into the metal
Almost every type of material was used:
brass, copper, white metal, zinc, aluminum, pewter, plastic, leather, cloth and
jewels
For 28 years he manufactured buttons,
buckles, ornaments and costume jewelry. His business went under the name Sam
Biern, Inc. He had 92 employees
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ref: National Button Bulletins: Dec.1987 pg. 235, May 88 Pg. 72 and Oct. 88 pg. 173
more about him and several black/white
pictures of his buttons in above articles
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click on image to enlarge
At the NBS program on Biern a few years ago, the speaker said that not all his buttons were back marked. He personally made some himself, but most were made in the factory. One was marked, not the other, but now I can't remember who marked and who didn't -- the factory or himself. Anyone know for sure?
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