Vintage buttons antiques

As long as antique buttons have adorned our clothing and shoes, people have been collecting them. Made from a multitude of materials - from metal to bone, wood to plastic - buttons are miniature pieces of everyday history.

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Learn about the value of collecting vintage buttons by taking a look at various types of buttons, bone, jet, and glass, for example.

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Learn about the value of collecting vintage buttons by taking a look at various types of buttons, bone, jet, and glass, for example.

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Antique handmade Bovine 2 hole buttons all approx. 1/2". The holes are hand cut and are different sizes. The colors are a variation of cream to caramel. Great for craft projects, period costumes or button collections. ———————————— Due to the nature of antique and vintage items there may be blemishes, nicks or other imperfections as expected with age and use. All of our items are sold in as-is condition. Most of our pieces are one of a kind and cannot be replaced. We will give you as much…

The history of button making is an interesting one that dates back to ancicent times. Learn the early methods of making buttons from vegetable ivory, metal, button, horn, bone, and various other materials.

Have you recently run into a pile of old buttons? While it doesn’t seem too easy to identify whether they’re unique antiques or a pile of old junk, there is a way to identify valuable old ... Read more