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Sunday, December 20, 2020
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Friday, July 3, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Car covered with BUTTONS
Here is the paper in the window
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Mushroom buttons
Some materials: celluloid, glass, wood, metal, ceramic, plastic and 1 large studio antler by Richard Carpenter
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Colt rouge/perfume 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
Sunday, February 24, 2019
The EAGLE..Buttons
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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Sunday, October 28, 2018
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Velvet fabric in/on metal buttons
Antique buttons
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Monkey Buttons
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Friday, March 2, 2018
BAT buttons
antique and vintage buttons
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018
Sunday, December 17, 2017
shamrock and four-leaf clover plant life BUTTONS
1st row: A shamrock is a young sprig of clover, used
as a symbol of Ireland, Saint Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is said to have
used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity
The four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover. According to tradition, such clovers bring good luck
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Cupids Cherubs Fairies Puttis Gnomes, etc. BUTTONS
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
BIRD buttons for sale
ECRATER: card of 24 birds
plus 3 sets of 10 birds also in my ecrater store
first set of 10 are SOLD
first set of 10 are SOLD
QUESTIONS? purplepeg1@gmail.com
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Mushroom buttons
A mushroom is neither a fruit nor a
vegetable; technically mushrooms aren't even plants. They are a
special type of fungus—a notion that puts some people off. If you don't mind the
fungus part, though, mushrooms are a great addition to a healthy diet—not
to mention totally delicious.
Materials: glass, metal, ceramic, wood, plastic and center button in last row is a Richard Carpenter studio antler button
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Ceramic buttons from Robinson Brick Co. Denver, CO
The above buttons I acquired in a Denver collection years ago.
The article is from CO. state bulletin 1983
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The article is from CO. state bulletin 1983
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Robinson Brick Co. was founded in 1880
G. Robinson sold the business in 2006
Thankfully Joy researched these buttons and
wrote this article because there isn’t any other history nor buttons available from G.
Robinson or the Company
As a button collector I want to THANK all of
the collectors that research and write articles for state bulletins and the National Button
Bulletins
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