Antique & Collectible Buttons: Identification & Values 
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Buttons were first used as ornaments instead of fasteners in ancient China. Once snug-fitting
clothing began to be used in the 13th century buttons became used for holding the clothing together.
Some antique buttons include the shank button, which has a shank or hole protruding from the back and the covered button which are covered with fabric. Flat buttons are what we commonly use now and has several holes punched through them where the thread is pulled through to attach the button. The advantages of flat buttons are that they can be sewn by hand or machine. And can be used with heavy fabric. |
Vintage and Antique buttons can be made of antler, bone, horn, ivory, shell, vegetable ivory, and wood. Modern buttons are usually made of celluloid, glass, bakelite, metal and plastic. The most commonly used is plastic.
Below you can find antique and vintage buttons from all times and materials for sale. Also many book's on the identification and values of antique buttons. You will find all you need to collect buttons or find out if your buttons are valuable.
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