String of approximately 489 buttons. String was purchased at the 2007 NERBA meeting & show auction, Friday June 8, 2007. The buttons were strung on nylon fish line. The string came in a cloth drawstring bag with a country print. Touch button is a large black carved and molded Bakelite button with a small triangular orange Bakelite button as anchor. All the remaining buttons on the string are Division I, old and antique buttons. (Note: 211 additional old, antique, Victorian era buttons were added to the string when removed from the fishing line for cleaning and restringing on waxed linen cord in June 2007 making a total of 700 buttons.) There is a large Colonial pearl with pinshank at the opposite end. On this string are vegetable ivory, small jewel, small uniform, black glass, black glass with luster, black glass imitating cut steel, chinas, charmstring glass, small brass picture buttons, medium brass picture buttons, some with original tint, steel cups, steel buttons, one small enamel that is square, a white glass Jenny Lind mounted in metal,brass with cut steel embellishment, pin shanked glass and china,waistcoats,medium black glass croquet button, small round enamel,several drum buttons,one calico, glass set in metal, several large brass picture buttons, molded clam broth glass,large black molded horn with woman’s head, reflector/glory button with red star center, lozenge button,dyed vegetable ivory buttons, small brown pin shank vegetable ivory, pink and turquoise china balls, black perfume button, Golden Age star, dyed shell, small M&B railroad cuff button, Freeland overall button, steel framed brass Edgar and Lucey button, several gilt buttons, pierced metal, green glass with pin shank– buttons are tightly strung and the string is heavy. Very nice collection of older buttons– there are two square carved applejuice Bakelite buttons on the string.
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