Thursday, January 30, 2014

A Charmstring Loop

Buffum collection, inventory #34

String (in a loop) of 302 buttons purchased June 17, 2007 Ballston Lake, NY.  The mostly Victorian era metal buttons consist of botanicals, geometrics and conventionals. The metal buttons include pewter, steel, cut and faceted steels, brass, tinted brass (blue and red),  tinted steels, multi-materials, metal with glass insets, mother of pearl set in metal, faceted brass ball button, fabric in metal, celluloid in brass, tombac, screen backs.  Other buttons scattered along the string are also small, black glass, pressed horn, abalone. There is a large brass button that can be considered the Touch button if the string was not in a loop.



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