A couple of months ago, I posted similar cookie buttons in red and black. This pair is bright orange and darkish green with the same creamed corn mainstays. Aren't these buttons sort of weird and a bit irregular looking? Kooky cookies for sure and they go back to the early 1920's. For this picture, I set these Bakelite buttons on the fabric seat of a chair in my living room—for no particular reason.
-Sherbert McGee
How's this for a mismatched pair of buttons? The button on the right is a huge coat button in a hearty red tone. As opposed to carved Bakelite, this button is pressed—with a tidy design going around the border. Exemplifying quite a size difference, the button at the left is Bakelite as well. An itty-bitty dab of bright orange juice, it could easily be mistaken for a vitamin C tablet. Both of these buttons were made in the 1920's. On a side note, I took this picture just as it began to rain...and hence the raindrops.
-Sherbert McGee
Bakelite takes a strange turn with this old coat button from the 1930's. First of all, look at the twin shields on this old beast. The identical escutcheons are set in the Bakelite like the dusty brass eyes of a Gothic owl. Highly curious indeed. Secondly, the Bakelite itself exudes an uncharacteristic shine and I believe this is on account of the button being laminated back during its manufacture. Laminated Bakelite does turn up from time to time in my collecting, though not very often. Finally, this button's attractive carvings and brownish hue of Mississippi mud make it a distinctive keepsake and a unique fashion relic with a medieval aura.
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-Sherbert McGee
Usually I take pictures of my buttons for this blog outside in plenty of sunshine, but today I decided to experiment and ended up taking this picture in my kitchen. I wasn't happy with the result, so I put it through an Instagram filter called Nashville and here we are. The green button in the middle has been surrounded by a herd of yellow bullies! Oh, no! These are Bakelite buttons from the good ole 1920's.
-Sherbert McGee
I saw some waterlilies recently at a park in Springdale and marveled at the floating blossoms on the surface of a murky pond. Likewise, here's a graceful flower that's been carved on the surface of a rootbeer coat button from the 1930's. Flanked with additional carvings, this elegant button gives off a dreamy allure. Isn't it just sort of hypnotic? What's more, this button tested positive for Bakelite.
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-Sherbert McGee
