tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64059677851256864322024-02-18T23:20:44.909-05:00Bakelite Buttons by Sherbert McGeeSherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1000125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-54648894077154614272020-10-30T17:05:00.009-04:002020-10-30T17:29:52.416-04:001,000 Days of Buttons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyM01scHlj7cIYWHHqInGNRGEDZUhGNF872qZvK9Eaqj3_mZEs2qKv7kRUE2b0f5G76ulW4Z4Id_0tQFB9U-JBxP6KYjNad0FjoHRGAK8eiGJE_LsZSJ40xgLc1hD0qjvQKJ5OG9Jvpr8/s1790/Oct.+30%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="1790" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyM01scHlj7cIYWHHqInGNRGEDZUhGNF872qZvK9Eaqj3_mZEs2qKv7kRUE2b0f5G76ulW4Z4Id_0tQFB9U-JBxP6KYjNad0FjoHRGAK8eiGJE_LsZSJ40xgLc1hD0qjvQKJ5OG9Jvpr8/w640-h640/Oct.+30%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This fabled mustang is one of the Holy Grails of Bakelite buttons. Once upon a time, my hunt for this button could not be tamed. For many years I searched for it until this one finally found its way into the stable of my safekeeping. A fantastic example of old-time plastic, this sought-after superstar has been featured in books on Art Deco and Bakelite. For me it epitomizes the ostentatious world of the 1920's and 1930's like no other button. A butterscotch horse profile resting in a rootbeer dish, it's got loads of style, scads of charm, a beautifully buttery color and that special Bakelite panache that is indescribable. <b>The art deco horse head: <i>Legendary!</i></b> And on that note, here's to the end of an era. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Consider this debonair horse a last hurrah and a grand finale. </span>This button concludes my blog. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguttDk7AdHJNACk-U1qPx4gbyvxQ-Ukn2SCeLOFlrz9EpF56lZfDpcANEkLfnqf12Vap6yiTKVdwSYOEx8xi9tE3uc0mXkOKJ4UxPxxaeUtEVwTrMrhr2vfgIcaiIz3-QuH-laQWeAio0/s2048/1.+Bakelite+Buttons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguttDk7AdHJNACk-U1qPx4gbyvxQ-Ukn2SCeLOFlrz9EpF56lZfDpcANEkLfnqf12Vap6yiTKVdwSYOEx8xi9tE3uc0mXkOKJ4UxPxxaeUtEVwTrMrhr2vfgIcaiIz3-QuH-laQWeAio0/w640-h480/1.+Bakelite+Buttons.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Since 2015 I have I enjoyed this hobby of photographing buttons and uploading them for the world to see. While I would love to keep going, the time has come for me to pursue other projects. Today marks my 1,000th post and I'm ready to move on. A special thank you to my good friend Doreen for being my #1 button supplier and co-adventurer in the pursuit of vintage buttons. Thank you also to the staff of <i>River Market Antiques</i> in Kansas City, and to the National Button Society. It would be remiss of me not to express my gratitude to Leo Baekeland, the chemist who invented Bakelite in 1907 at his laboratory in Yonkers, New York. Last of all, thank you to all who have followed my blog over the years. 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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-56564293380209971272020-10-29T15:46:00.012-04:002020-10-29T15:59:42.495-04:00Planetary Wonder Button<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPpg4kSGDGXPEuK954Qu_7ElOy8QoSMLK4A7ieb5O21c840t8OQYDNE90RC0mkAmLneG32x_2SbkFYnT_y_yL2veOxxKs0WN_Gvo8iZG62q5GtVO4_vHGRjknzVP2FXrZOc3xbT09fjE/s1338/Oct.+29%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPpg4kSGDGXPEuK954Qu_7ElOy8QoSMLK4A7ieb5O21c840t8OQYDNE90RC0mkAmLneG32x_2SbkFYnT_y_yL2veOxxKs0WN_Gvo8iZG62q5GtVO4_vHGRjknzVP2FXrZOc3xbT09fjE/w640-h640/Oct.+29%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>By Jupiter!</i> What in the world is this cosmic thing? Ladies and gentlemen, have a good look at my four-tone galaxy button made of circular Bakelite inlays. I see three planets here in green, red and creamed corn, each piece set in a spacey black background (and even the black background was precision-cut to fit inside the larger red frame of the button). Look at the skill and the artistry that went into this unique knockout. Surely, it took a master plastician to create this tour de force of style. A rare Bakelite solar system, this button was made in 1927 and it's likely the most valuable button in my collection. An absolute showpiece.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee<br /></span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-3640879236540299902020-10-28T12:53:00.003-04:002020-10-28T12:58:50.040-04:00Tricolored Objet d'Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQOevWlec_zxRllmA-oNRPJSn1h-tLJE8J2RHmabayJqxufOnFcqki6qk94iyNBN0EsxpUsL0_DxQuxTdpVgX5CY1SelUjh087ucPOv4EYSw3H6BKVzxGHmOWXD-mB6nDcJB9VKGU2qA/s1787/Oct.+28%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="1787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQOevWlec_zxRllmA-oNRPJSn1h-tLJE8J2RHmabayJqxufOnFcqki6qk94iyNBN0EsxpUsL0_DxQuxTdpVgX5CY1SelUjh087ucPOv4EYSw3H6BKVzxGHmOWXD-mB6nDcJB9VKGU2qA/w640-h640/Oct.+28%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>True Story:</b> Several years ago I met a lady in Cleveland, Ohio who was working as a curator for a museum and who was in charge of dismantling pieces of the museum, which had decided to close its doors. Part of them museum featured an exhibit of "American Industry" items and this included several examples of Bakelite. As the museum downsized before closing, this particular lady was responsible for auctioning off certain historical objects and works of art. This button was part of the auction and I was able to place the winning bid. It is a very large button that goes back to the year 1931. Brightly eye-catching, it's made of three pieces of Bakelite in the colors green, chocolate and custard yellow. The three sections form this carved flower with sloped petals and a thin smattering of barely visible patina. The button is also an example of art deco, perfectly blending geometry with a stylized floral motif. Of course, all Bakelite buttons belong in museums on account of their rarity and vintage significance. But <i>this</i> one really did sit for a while inside of a museum in Ohio. I count it among my very favorite buttons.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-76838329614056085322020-10-27T16:38:00.012-04:002020-10-27T17:10:21.006-04:00Checkered Wowzer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjTgAz_WR9gHfsxxZQ671RYxZZQmsa3l3ep9CtgWWZD4uU6oC4735-D7XHxJ0XUAxws8189daGiuuPki6Ul_w0zMe0ekH0dbPwMu_YcWLDPEQ4WXsy3D2gtIm9nEueksbaauHOjtuZzk/s1761/Oct.+28%252C+2020A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjTgAz_WR9gHfsxxZQ671RYxZZQmsa3l3ep9CtgWWZD4uU6oC4735-D7XHxJ0XUAxws8189daGiuuPki6Ul_w0zMe0ekH0dbPwMu_YcWLDPEQ4WXsy3D2gtIm9nEueksbaauHOjtuZzk/w640-h640/Oct.+28%252C+2020A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My friend Doreen sold me this button a few years ago and I've got to say it's one of the most SPECTACULAR buttons I've ever seen. Sixty-four pieces of Bakelite comprise this checkerboard button. Count them! That's a whopping 64 pieces of yellow and maroon Bakelite</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", 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fitted together to form this masterpiece of extraordinary craftsmanship. This is a large button, likely made in the 1930's or 40's. The work that went into a simple button back then is astounding compared to the chintzy, run-of-the-mill buttons we see today. If there was ever a button that illustrates the ornate style of last century's bygone fashions, here it is. A grand harlequin of Jazz-Age flair.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUceEO0C8GrVeAh1c2ujE9Bf1ZvWRuk_OgU72mYM2BhQAYv74_lZDpjHJJ0pz5dTeCCcV5o-eaaAtWRKv8x4zV_Y6UXe6v_BcqQsD4gwhmHtYtRQyLO_fJjCIMdgZuEyCiKi1xBrQhczk/s2048/Oct.+27%252C+2020B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="2048" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUceEO0C8GrVeAh1c2ujE9Bf1ZvWRuk_OgU72mYM2BhQAYv74_lZDpjHJJ0pz5dTeCCcV5o-eaaAtWRKv8x4zV_Y6UXe6v_BcqQsD4gwhmHtYtRQyLO_fJjCIMdgZuEyCiKi1xBrQhczk/w640-h372/Oct.+27%252C+2020B.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">BONUS BUTTONS: Here's another pair of two-tone buttons that I thought I'd share today. The button to the left is an art deco zinger made of apple juice Bakelite that was cut diagonally after a sinfully bright piece of red Bakelite was added to the top. The angularities of the cut designs give this button a vogue splash that honors the glamour of 1920's flamboyance. Can't you just imagine a juicy row of these buttons on the blouse of Tallulah Bankhead or some other actress in the 1930's? The button to the right reminds me of a bell. An orange Bakelite ball dangles under a Bakelite arch. If this isn't a button it may very well be a charm from a larger piece of jewelry, such as a necklace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8BmlKGQl5awScEBiZ9ByaIz1j9eSfst8Gvj9XhoK3s81-_DPsUApRjQ7Y84klVfH8iCQ0TggVKsGB4bYLxWMt1kI9CYwAG5xK2C3HDoQKsl1UOhAZFL30-_bOTGmYEIjS7MfNKJWqLs/s1814/Oct.+27%252C+2020C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="1814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8BmlKGQl5awScEBiZ9ByaIz1j9eSfst8Gvj9XhoK3s81-_DPsUApRjQ7Y84klVfH8iCQ0TggVKsGB4bYLxWMt1kI9CYwAG5xK2C3HDoQKsl1UOhAZFL30-_bOTGmYEIjS7MfNKJWqLs/w640-h640/Oct.+27%252C+2020C.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">BONUS BUTTONS II: More buttons! This assortment is too delicious and I'm totally spellbound by every piece. The apple juice square might be my favorite with striped carvings beneath each of the pointy corners. <i>What a hoot!</i> The rectangular button is orange with a carved leaf design that was filled in with turquoise paint. That's turquoise on orange and what a color combo! The green toggles remind me of stubby toadstools and they exude positive vibes. Lastly, the burgundy button sports a fantastic carving of a flower and leaves. All of these buttons are made of Bakelite and they all hark back to the 1920's/1930s's. 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style="font-family: arial;">What's my most colorful button? Probably this one. A six-toned daisy, it features five petals made of Bakelite that were glued to a yellow disk (and you can see some of the gluey residue on the red petal). The yellow disk is most visible between the black and orange petals. At the very center of the button, a creamed corn dome (made of Bakelite) brings all of the petals together. My friend Doreen sold me this large button last summer. It likely goes back to the 1930's. A varicolored treasure!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span 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style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-27082730730356139482020-10-23T13:39:00.015-04:002020-10-23T13:58:35.938-04:00Philly-Style Bakelite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvLo_XhJJjjAQGCbLYqnygS_tjOdQS1Vj9T3rSu6BVsU7HDtNFI6ppLdUnqXxiFeCFf3ZhEV4eEHmMGgu74YynXDLc2-bo8Eouwu0IxRoNX_J8MaNx72AwenVBgdg-wYh-QvLR5LTcco/s2048/Oct.+23%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1599" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvLo_XhJJjjAQGCbLYqnygS_tjOdQS1Vj9T3rSu6BVsU7HDtNFI6ppLdUnqXxiFeCFf3ZhEV4eEHmMGgu74YynXDLc2-bo8Eouwu0IxRoNX_J8MaNx72AwenVBgdg-wYh-QvLR5LTcco/w500-h640/Oct.+23%252C+2020.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Philadelphia Bakelite is a style of Bakelite plastic that every collector aspires to get their hands on. Deliciously colorful and elegantly structured, it exemplifies all the addictive qualities of Bakelite with its vivid tones, smart design, tight craftsmanship and vintage magnetism. Going back to the sixties, there's an interesting story behind Philadelphia Bakelite. To learn how it got its name, please scroll back to my post on <b>September 16, 2017</b> in which I shared two Philadelphia Bakelite buttons and explained the background of this most interesting variety of Bakelite jewelry. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today's button comes from another antique shop that I visited nearly twenty years ago in New York City. To my amazement, the button came with a matching buckle; and the set is absolutely stunning. Five heavenly colors of Bakelite form these items. On the button, a circular base made of orange juice Bakelite was decorated with a band of more Bakelite constructed out of pointy stripes in the colors butterscotch, green, espresso brown and orange. The buckle is built with the exact same Bakelite colors, but with a design all its own. This set of Philadelphia Bakelite was made in 1933.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-13620757283113036112020-10-22T12:52:00.005-04:002020-10-22T12:57:36.979-04:00Bakelite w/ Goofus Glass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRdw-f4QeideS5MsRxdzKTOZx-WLY-FguILLIrED7LHWEv67skEE_hFaOKex3N3SvTxKVwztEA1U9VgA30dWqpR1pufKjXsR0yup7Vo7xZSrd1wdoLa216vAOmrzKNkNJ9Z8uWC34LX8/s1717/Oct.+22%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRdw-f4QeideS5MsRxdzKTOZx-WLY-FguILLIrED7LHWEv67skEE_hFaOKex3N3SvTxKVwztEA1U9VgA30dWqpR1pufKjXsR0yup7Vo7xZSrd1wdoLa216vAOmrzKNkNJ9Z8uWC34LX8/w640-h640/Oct.+22%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Twenty years ago I purchased this button at a little antique shop across the street from Coney Island in New York City. While the main gist of the button is made of creamed corn Bakelite, the pretty centerpiece is made of goofus glass or "goofy glass" as it is sometimes called. A type of intaglio, goofus glass is a style of carnival glass that goes back to the early 1900's. The glass was painted and put through a chemical process that gave it an opalescent quality. A popular household decoration, it was mass marketed and sold as ornamental plates, bowls and lamps well into the 1930's. 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>as is clearly evident with this yellow flower button. I count this keepsake as one of my favorite antiques. The Bakelite was carved beautifully into eight petals and the goofus glass depicts five different flowers in a splashy assortment of bright colors. A Depression-era trinket button, circa 1935.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-51690725772718264612020-10-21T13:29:00.030-04:002020-10-21T15:16:10.546-04:00Plants and Animals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVQXvIAljZ8VPB_SPS07ZGq8esorhEcnjvCs9tU_DFvnCmIy59rYpUbH_hVRZhyzPDae0b1c1erVkEpi8lBmZ_xHAEESGObP4ljX5xi739nbyrbroIdeQtjTzEU8G4Bq0m1jqG3T7E4Y/s2048/Oct.+21%252C+2020A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVQXvIAljZ8VPB_SPS07ZGq8esorhEcnjvCs9tU_DFvnCmIy59rYpUbH_hVRZhyzPDae0b1c1erVkEpi8lBmZ_xHAEESGObP4ljX5xi739nbyrbroIdeQtjTzEU8G4Bq0m1jqG3T7E4Y/w640-h442/Oct.+21%252C+2020A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Look at some of the finest Bakelite button collections, including illustrated books of the subject, and surely you will discover some of the rarest and most highly sought-after buttons, which were made in the shapes of plants and animals. This pair of buttons comes from the extraordinary button shop of my friend, Doreen. At right, a bundle of leaves (or perhaps a posey) makes for a fetching button carved out of red Bakelite. At left, a button made of creamed corn Bakelite is shaped like a single bud above a stem and two leaves. These fine and flowery old buttons go back to the 1930's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cCgjdnuQ7-Mh6nmul09g60gGJ8gAPwS1-UHf5vShv_8w59CNdoREC85Y6Nr5Xmi-55O5i0WzHyU2s7mkPF8hT0xHmOjuEQumrclmmNA3uf-gfhQYW97JOJZSHj4oVSTseuLsh2qdZ18/s1642/Oct.+21%252C+2020B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1642" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cCgjdnuQ7-Mh6nmul09g60gGJ8gAPwS1-UHf5vShv_8w59CNdoREC85Y6Nr5Xmi-55O5i0WzHyU2s7mkPF8hT0xHmOjuEQumrclmmNA3uf-gfhQYW97JOJZSHj4oVSTseuLsh2qdZ18/w640-h394/Oct.+21%252C+2020B.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Animal buttons are among the hardest Bakelite buttons to find; and they are by far the most costly. Over the years, on this blog, I've highlighted an elephant, a horse, a turtle, a couple of birds, several sea creatures and even a bright orange butterfly. Today I'm unveiling two more animal buttons and here they are: a green Bakelite coyote with a glass eye and a swordfish sculpted out of rootbeer Bakelite with a painted eye. Be sure to look at the chiseled, rough-hewn texture on the wild dog. I forked out a pretty penny on these Bakelite beasts and I'm happy to house them in my vintage zoo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTPOU45DLdap9KPW3sgdnvskjnWuckvjJVZHClwIkinc6fS_ZYfYryxmG-WMDgq_7poSxJZ-Y1s38zc4lWsNLlKRemAs-j84u3Leh-Z9pqfvZdQ2XBzfmicQKFZtY-Y_H6QdEzzLwABY/s2048/Oct.+21%252C+2020C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTPOU45DLdap9KPW3sgdnvskjnWuckvjJVZHClwIkinc6fS_ZYfYryxmG-WMDgq_7poSxJZ-Y1s38zc4lWsNLlKRemAs-j84u3Leh-Z9pqfvZdQ2XBzfmicQKFZtY-Y_H6QdEzzLwABY/w640-h442/Oct.+21%252C+2020C.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Nature obviously inspired a lot of these old buttons and here's two more of them in the shapes of a spotted bug and a lovely acorn. What exactly is this insect we are looking at? Is it an exotic beetle or maybe a termite? I'm not a fan of vermin-shaped buttons, but this one doesn't creep me out too much. It's made of clear and glimmering apple juice Bakelite. The acorn is made of creamed corn Bakelite and displays the variability of this olden-day plastic with a smooth area and a lumpy crown. That's all for today. Thank you for looking at some of my all-time favorite biological specimens.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span 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/></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">BEGLITTERED: Perhaps the most eye-catching of all Bakelite buttons are the ones infused with a New Year's Eve party. Here are two of those buttons and they are not to be missed. Nor could you miss them since they are impossible to not see. Flooded in gobs of glitter, these oblong wowzers are ovular with capped ends. Everything is Bakelite. The bulk of these babies is apple juice Bakelite. The more highly pictured button is blessed with burgundy bumpers (Bakelite), while the lower button is decorated with curvaceous side-panels in a rare shade of dark blue-green teal (also Bakelite). When Bakelite swallows glitter, the result is a champagne blowout: Ritzy. Excessive. Jubilant. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKWH_FesbUQFtebEC_ksfFpQpR3oxxEsoFSZKcKLLjtWLIc4am2gbk7VaO-Ldal5zGgL-CoDA-O3OthIGUAn4cOpH1uWRxb-NJbSEGnSiQ4T0hfKIRON7eCoB8AKJWv3hR486bIVIro/s2048/Oct.+20%252C+2020B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKWH_FesbUQFtebEC_ksfFpQpR3oxxEsoFSZKcKLLjtWLIc4am2gbk7VaO-Ldal5zGgL-CoDA-O3OthIGUAn4cOpH1uWRxb-NJbSEGnSiQ4T0hfKIRON7eCoB8AKJWv3hR486bIVIro/w640-h510/Oct.+20%252C+2020B.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">BEJEWELED: While glitter is fun, perhaps diamonds are where that fun turns luxurious. Here we have three sensational ball buttons made of apple juice Bakelite, and these roly-poly beauties are not merely fun. They are downright extravagant. Measuring just under one inch across, they're chunky orbs with more rhinestones riding their hides than I care to count. The sun took a literal shine to these fancy globes; and would you look at the firelight caught in all three of their shadows. 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smoky-voiced actress most known for her film noir pictures of the 1940's. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TVg7zYzamzSNNSPezYgYNttsU6gWIKJA75s2Ha1FzU38MMQGus1BMHIgJw8SrQa2LRXT0xAgYcbA8KF48y5EzgnNS5vmh3sWe8F-LXMIEOCDwP6n97n4ZvBaN1vGLkIH0-V95kU2HIM/s2048/Oct.+20%252C+2020C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TVg7zYzamzSNNSPezYgYNttsU6gWIKJA75s2Ha1FzU38MMQGus1BMHIgJw8SrQa2LRXT0xAgYcbA8KF48y5EzgnNS5vmh3sWe8F-LXMIEOCDwP6n97n4ZvBaN1vGLkIH0-V95kU2HIM/w640-h450/Oct.+20%252C+2020C.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">BEGLITTERED and BEJEWELED: Today's post ends with a <i>bling</i> instead of bang; and here's a grand finale that refuses to be ignored. There are two buttons here: a gigantic belt-buckle sized showstopper made of orange juice Bakelite that was studded with twenty rhinestones, and a smaller button made of apple juice Bakelite with two inlaid black Bakelite circles set in just the right position to make the buttonholes look like googly eyes. What more, this button was glittered with a golden hailstorm decorating its translucent interior. 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face=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert MCGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-40792131728256667452020-10-19T15:47:00.012-04:002020-10-21T15:23:09.968-04:00Geometric Bakelite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokWe2rgqVRtyzAq3HgdWO7LnHa5D4GAXSExiTM6hJS3fsaF_E_t29Co0hm450HjqyxPVtasMxliB002V-ozR9udl8Xsx1t8KCM9UPtEUhfp53qCTg1XOvQqnsYFIqqRVxBoFETM1hGQ0/s1531/Oct.+19%252C+2020A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1531" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokWe2rgqVRtyzAq3HgdWO7LnHa5D4GAXSExiTM6hJS3fsaF_E_t29Co0hm450HjqyxPVtasMxliB002V-ozR9udl8Xsx1t8KCM9UPtEUhfp53qCTg1XOvQqnsYFIqqRVxBoFETM1hGQ0/w640-h640/Oct.+19%252C+2020A.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Truly a work of art, this large square is a Bakelite coat button that goes back to the 1930's. Made out of three colors, the Bakelite pieces are interlocking strips of rootbeer and butterscotch with a chocolate-brown center. The button exhibits a bold portrayal of the art deco style, which came into prominence between the world wars and which has come to represent an aesthetic stamp of 20th Century progress and power. The geometric formation of this studious button is drop-dead <i>dashing!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4UF45_TaOHE89Mz1qAu09woCDMYYZZDKaS-cHnCuU00hI4-97CY2PXHRJulQyNAnvzsbJpIOmi9WHVjc7AIjsSVzOproCBLRMXuJ5iGMvJTzy-vs-zklnOSpwUKWruHyvvduiqRRIvM/s2048/Oct.+19%252C+2020B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4UF45_TaOHE89Mz1qAu09woCDMYYZZDKaS-cHnCuU00hI4-97CY2PXHRJulQyNAnvzsbJpIOmi9WHVjc7AIjsSVzOproCBLRMXuJ5iGMvJTzy-vs-zklnOSpwUKWruHyvvduiqRRIvM/w640-h428/Oct.+19%252C+2020B.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another display of rootbeer Bakelite, these heavy buttons are no ordinary set. Chunky & charming, each features a centerpiece made of swirled butterscotch Bakelite. The buttons resemble sharp cubes with smooth corners and a polished suavity that easily goes back to the 1920's. There's also a collegiate air coming off of these preppy twins and I can't help but wonder if they once adorned the sweater of a trendy egghead, circa 1929. Naturally, I'm naming these buttons Harvard and Yale. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-27102541462820782372020-10-16T16:04:00.017-04:002020-10-16T16:28:06.873-04:00Bakelite+Wood: Jackpot!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CufgJXWkK1OYPGNJLjyGoAPQhvFfh4h8MNeAnsnQTQ3GS3AirDPeU7XO6o8DU_ksO6Vak2A3UNNEQWCHC8ZvKxFJXgEpuMiNAtOMlPbP_5BfXduzyULPkXotoQyXYEhGN0T0vA2QgmE/s2048/Oct.+16%252C+2020A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2048" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CufgJXWkK1OYPGNJLjyGoAPQhvFfh4h8MNeAnsnQTQ3GS3AirDPeU7XO6o8DU_ksO6Vak2A3UNNEQWCHC8ZvKxFJXgEpuMiNAtOMlPbP_5BfXduzyULPkXotoQyXYEhGN0T0vA2QgmE/w640-h544/Oct.+16%252C+2020A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After many years of collecting Bakelite buttons, I've accumulated a slew of them that were made with wooden bits. They are most unusual in that these two materials couldn't be more dissimilar. Bakelite is a type of plastic made of synthetic elements. Obviously man-made, it is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin. And wood is wood. Put them together and the result is a peculiar combo of the organic and the inorganic. Nature meets plastic. And just look at this vivid variety of Bakelite buttons produced with lumber components. The big button at the center depicts an art deco design. Beneath it, the eye-shaped button is made of apple juice Bakelite over wood. The two pieces are ridged where they connect at the center</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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the button a striped texture. The topmost button pictured here is made with a wood base and then two tones of red Bakelite, which are clearly visible with a pinkish red sandwiched under a maroon layer. What else can be said of these quirky half-breeds? When timber and Bakelite get married, they indeed bear some fascinating children. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8Zg08kmChz65Q2M9mMI4a_Wutg0Mlco12zOd83mgGyrxT7dqZxkliZg1LKqTFyfEFDGzINDB7Dwun1tWCYo-iFqc7TyT9QAaDgjhvJIMHTF5thaRHIweVEuLfuPCF0BdBQYp9P79QCs/s1599/Oct.+16%252C+2020B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1599" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8Zg08kmChz65Q2M9mMI4a_Wutg0Mlco12zOd83mgGyrxT7dqZxkliZg1LKqTFyfEFDGzINDB7Dwun1tWCYo-iFqc7TyT9QAaDgjhvJIMHTF5thaRHIweVEuLfuPCF0BdBQYp9P79QCs/w640-h640/Oct.+16%252C+2020B.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This pair of buttons has been in my collection for approximately one hour. I purchased these buttons earlier this week from my friend Doreen and they literally just showed up in my mailbox. Not too long ago, my collection of Bakelite/wood buttons seemed complete. But when I saw these two buttons in Doreen's shop, I had to snatch them up on account of their unique style. I don't find buttons like this very often with the Bakelite framing the wood</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""helvetica neue", "arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and with such excellent precision. The round button shown here was carved with a dramatic set of lines that run seamlessly over the circular midsection of wood </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">as well as the apple juice Bakelite</span>. The square button was built similarly, but the wooden area runs smooth with all the carved details whittled into the black, Bakelite border. Bakelite buttons are peculiar enough by themselves, but get some wood involved and they become truly eccentric.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span 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face="">s</span>tore:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div 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face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-63736902082877824112020-10-15T17:52:00.005-04:002020-10-15T17:59:45.035-04:00Pure Prystal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_syaVgdx-j-DNXUnDt1BTAqw62yyOaU8L0crX39_uR3S80Mk73TbfrdxxgyJkA4JIdGNc7g5yxxj_L0QcCNLKlxgESr3ZSaCNEa-w0JDt6f8FXHXAVmab348whcwp9_d9oT8WCg_Vr-E/s1510/Oct.+15%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_syaVgdx-j-DNXUnDt1BTAqw62yyOaU8L0crX39_uR3S80Mk73TbfrdxxgyJkA4JIdGNc7g5yxxj_L0QcCNLKlxgESr3ZSaCNEa-w0JDt6f8FXHXAVmab348whcwp9_d9oT8WCg_Vr-E/w640-h640/Oct.+15%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Prystal, a transparent variation of Bakelite, is an interesting subcategory of the famously charming plastic. Here are three examples of Prystal buttons: 1. a chunky drum in a bright shade of red that I like to call cherry juice. 2. an apple juice "trinket button" in the shape of a bowling pin. 3. a large and glowingly rare orange button (and the only example of orange Prystal that I've ever seen, courtesy of my friend Doreen). All of these buttons exude a shimmering clearness. They are extraordinary.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face="">Visit Doreen's <span face="">o</span>nline <span face="">s</span>tore:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span 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face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ButtonsFromTheAttic?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items">BUTTONS FROM THE ATTIC</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-67669049625530829152020-10-14T12:37:00.005-04:002020-10-14T12:45:01.842-04:00Star Cookies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WmwaZrQKSECMSNywSx_6LuJjlO5yNuWmRFyiZFBBGKONyGHD8IqMhjEgaK0MHvInpiihgA8beY8f0IWZmAKHQArvaCimhQ2uyYGmPUtqFwHuIQXKeA5_RN4J_YcQEjek_I7fHrSw0uo/s1849/Oct.+14%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1849" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WmwaZrQKSECMSNywSx_6LuJjlO5yNuWmRFyiZFBBGKONyGHD8IqMhjEgaK0MHvInpiihgA8beY8f0IWZmAKHQArvaCimhQ2uyYGmPUtqFwHuIQXKeA5_RN4J_YcQEjek_I7fHrSw0uo/w640-h412/Oct.+14%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Bakelite cookie buttons came in a huge assortment of styles, but these star-shaped cookies are the only ones I've seen in three colors (instead of the standard two). Tricolored and starry, they aren't easy buttons to find. I'm calling these my most unusual cookies on account of their special design. All Bakelite cookie buttons have their antiquated merits, but these two cookies are my lucky stars. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face="">Visit Doreen's <span face="">o</span>nline <span face="">s</span>tore:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div 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face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ButtonsFromTheAttic?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items"></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-52430835903992373172020-10-13T12:47:00.002-04:002020-10-26T12:46:54.015-04:00Toggle Tuesday: Art Deco Delights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCquGDguDIwTeqD4R2M2PR7H29586tzvfhMCPvtbHTtJZlDHb3Vs5BuxmVBALsCHh5gDYts1hOus2ji_YAd2J0P1VvAOrB_uF-hKWOjyNErig6yKoNRjg-e2UuYHPhAjuJUckBWIuRmr4/s2048/Oct.+13%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCquGDguDIwTeqD4R2M2PR7H29586tzvfhMCPvtbHTtJZlDHb3Vs5BuxmVBALsCHh5gDYts1hOus2ji_YAd2J0P1VvAOrB_uF-hKWOjyNErig6yKoNRjg-e2UuYHPhAjuJUckBWIuRmr4/w640-h344/Oct.+13%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of all the Bakelite toggle buttons in my collection, this art deco trio is probably my all-time favorite. Truly illustrative of the ostentatious twenties, each toggle is a red cylinder embedded in an apple juice base. The red Bakelite pieces were carved with a design reminiscent of palm fronds. The apple juice Bakelite is shimmery and elegant</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""helvetica neue", "arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>a perfect way to frame and uphold the red focal points. I bought these buttons twenty years ago at a now closed antique shop in Greenwich Village.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee<br /></span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-111993587363293492020-10-12T12:51:00.005-04:002020-10-12T12:58:44.551-04:00Rootbeer and AJ Flower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eF-NRwrHMv2jAy0cg3RpLWRELWFcBjPh_itfb0X20Q1V1Da9gbrw8FqFOEvrRh3wAjEkcyZtA3mDXojgyjrBSxjz7zov7OHn6uRreQVcMGjhsPzrsBKJOTFRFD6swkCLxzLVolq-rYY/s1718/Oct.+12%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eF-NRwrHMv2jAy0cg3RpLWRELWFcBjPh_itfb0X20Q1V1Da9gbrw8FqFOEvrRh3wAjEkcyZtA3mDXojgyjrBSxjz7zov7OHn6uRreQVcMGjhsPzrsBKJOTFRFD6swkCLxzLVolq-rYY/w640-h640/Oct.+12%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Flower buttons were a common design in the age of Bakelite fashion baubles; and this might be the prettiest one I've seen. Sensationally carved, the base of six petals is made of apple juice Bakelite with etched details alternating from minimal to maximal. Fixed above it, a separate piece of rootbeer Bakelite exhibits another set of carved petals. The tiered contour of this button makes it extremely chunky and perhaps more decorative than functional. It is a vision of unusual beauty, likely going back to the 1930's</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""helvetica neue", "arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""helvetica neue", "arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>if not a decade earlier. I rarely find buttons half as elegant and grand.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face="">Visit Doreen's <span face="">o</span>nline <span face="">s</span>tore:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><span face=""><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ButtonsFromTheAttic?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items">BUTTONS FROM THE ATTIC </a><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-53337329629126241602020-10-09T15:33:00.009-04:002020-10-09T15:44:02.605-04:00The Trinket Craze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw19leK91zwrurpYwaSp9X4UgyxKeUuUzEgz4WnVHIzD2-71xPdsey8fDuJOdpYMdJlib9SqPyz_oKF-7ouKscBik98zI_yZjZli40eopL2NlQFPyNXJBKiOwVAztKmNKG24JZr4i5WSA/s2048/Oct.+9%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw19leK91zwrurpYwaSp9X4UgyxKeUuUzEgz4WnVHIzD2-71xPdsey8fDuJOdpYMdJlib9SqPyz_oKF-7ouKscBik98zI_yZjZli40eopL2NlQFPyNXJBKiOwVAztKmNKG24JZr4i5WSA/w522-h640/Oct.+9%252C+2020.jpg" width="522" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a zany hodgepodge of trinket buttons from the 1930's and 40's. The trinket trend or gadget fad came into existence during the Great Depression and lasted through WWII with all manner of playful doohickeys in the forms of pins, brooches, bangles, pendants and buttons brought to life in the forms of everything from penguins to pineapples. Pictured here are eight buttons surrounding a zipper-pull. (I couldn't help but include this jolly good fellow, even though he isn't a button). Notice the range of colors and the variety of shapes. Each button has been painted as part of their design. Very collectible, these little novelties fetch high prices in the vintage jewelry market. 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class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></div>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-8261553791859155582020-10-08T13:33:00.008-04:002020-10-08T14:02:51.864-04:00These Buttons are Bananas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNEE8FKO6Iu07I9GRrobiYICVsY9K8BBM8i7nYq9YltaiqRmtkUj15yvG7nOmvkmMlznYx3aKRy1orU4M8tI4L8K5hDpXcLtfEWGDpF9nmcYF13enLm6nv6iVGUPN9glzthUM0xsQqlg/s2048/Oct.+8%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNEE8FKO6Iu07I9GRrobiYICVsY9K8BBM8i7nYq9YltaiqRmtkUj15yvG7nOmvkmMlznYx3aKRy1orU4M8tI4L8K5hDpXcLtfEWGDpF9nmcYF13enLm6nv6iVGUPN9glzthUM0xsQqlg/w640-h640/Oct.+8%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the years, I've collected a small stash of banana buttons made of Bakelite</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and here they are. Four bright yellow bananas of varying shades and styles, the lowermost button is a pressed design. The other three buttons were painted with a light smattering of brown spots and lines typically found on this popular fruit item. The largest button shown here is a <b>Martha Sleeper</b> creation that's been resin washed or dyed. Many of Martha's signature trinkets underwent a colorant process that altered or enhanced the original tone of the Bakelite. This bunch of buttons goes back to the 1930's-1940's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5OxLgtfrGsJpwaNLns6lSD8bfEjqm0KwraI7cB-DICbHRX3ZzsNSP26N4-eLlPaZEEScyRoFmtAA5a9ZdGbWyydo-5xMPZKZUuMLVKRyk4mbWxBtVE0eiIwbVth_RqfN0EcWygepWn0/s2048/18.+Bakelite+Marzipan+Buttons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5OxLgtfrGsJpwaNLns6lSD8bfEjqm0KwraI7cB-DICbHRX3ZzsNSP26N4-eLlPaZEEScyRoFmtAA5a9ZdGbWyydo-5xMPZKZUuMLVKRyk4mbWxBtVE0eiIwbVth_RqfN0EcWygepWn0/w640-h640/18.+Bakelite+Marzipan+Buttons.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A fun part of my button collection has been the gradual acquiring of these fruit & vegetable trinkets. All of these bright and shiny buttons have appeared at one time or another on this blog with the exception of the pumpkin (shown to the right of the strawberry), which I've not shared until now. Studying their curves and textures, each button here bears the appropriate carvings for veggie skin and fruit rinds with little bumps, dimples, lines and cleavage. Most of these buttons have painted details. They are all made of Bakelite, exemplifying the gadget jewelry fad that peaked after WWII.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><p></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-56086587538511986792020-10-07T13:09:00.021-04:002020-10-12T13:02:52.820-04:00Martha Sleeper Clown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOETwfOI89BAYVvHIdooK5mb2-7hlqLVqs2CjEU5oKRcjAh4pOyBi9u_d8Csjq-FdUEElYixALkgv55ghzRORCw2aE5roIInGrzvpTRvb6FnlU9Wn6eLBbULXsDPHUyymuQnJdCtjwIw/s1482/Oct.+7%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOETwfOI89BAYVvHIdooK5mb2-7hlqLVqs2CjEU5oKRcjAh4pOyBi9u_d8Csjq-FdUEElYixALkgv55ghzRORCw2aE5roIInGrzvpTRvb6FnlU9Wn6eLBbULXsDPHUyymuQnJdCtjwIw/w640-h640/Oct.+7%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpD5QN5XNPtyBRPGM6qpQwN1aCMyV1o7HU-DuTtLzZJpmyJsV7iGeTasRWsdZKvNNocRR5wUAL5jEauG9hJlA_Yn3mOvUGbSL9unGwysjXWajYovOSfWff5thyphenhyphenTcKwhMF0IouRiFm_I/s2048/Martha+Sleeper.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpD5QN5XNPtyBRPGM6qpQwN1aCMyV1o7HU-DuTtLzZJpmyJsV7iGeTasRWsdZKvNNocRR5wUAL5jEauG9hJlA_Yn3mOvUGbSL9unGwysjXWajYovOSfWff5thyphenhyphenTcKwhMF0IouRiFm_I/w248-h320/Martha+Sleeper.JPG" width="248" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shakespeare said that <i>"all the world loves a clown." </i>And on that note, here's my highly cherished Martha Sleeper clown button in creamed corn Bakelite with painted details. This little guy has seen better days, but I can't complain about some dingy spots and lost paint on a button that goes back to the 1940's. At any rate, let's talk about <b>Martha Sleeper</b>. A radiant film actress in the 1920's and 30's, Martha's Hollywood heydays brought her stardom in films such as <i>Midnight Mary</i> (1933) and <i>Four Days' Wonder</i> (1936). Tired of not getting the roles she wanted, Martha sought parts in Broadway shows and reaped rave reviews in plays such as <i>Pygmalian</i> and <i>The Cream in the Well.</i> As a hobby, Martha had been creating her own jewelry for years. Friends of the actress encouraged her to pursue a business position in the "gadget jewelry" trend that was a budding fad at the end of the Great Depression. Choosing a new career path, Martha created hundreds of prototypes of her little brooches, pendants, pins and buttons in the shapes of colorful animals, fruits, Ubangi natives, matches, inkwells, insects, pencils and flags. She molded many of these prototypes out of chewing gum and presented them to a manufacturer who invested in a full line of Martha's charms. By the 1940's, she was less an actress than a businesswoman with a thriving fashion empire and a celebrated brand in her very own name. Martha Sleeper's trinkets popped up in department stores all over the country amid a wave of popularity. The lapels of stylish ladies were whimsically decorated with Martha's badges. Blouses sported quirky treasures in the shapes of clocks and peacocks. Buttons were available, not only as clowns, but as horses and lollipops. Last year (on July 4th) I posted a Martha Sleeper button in the shape of an American Flag. Not all of Martha's keepsake jewelry was constructed out of Bakelite, but her most valuable pieces are made of the choice plastic. Gone are the dime-store prices of yesteryear when these baubles lined the counters at Woolworth's and Gimbels for mere peanuts. At auction today, these tarnished ornaments sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars. I think every collector of Bakelite ought to splurge on at least one of Martha's creations. I own three of her buttons and they're unquestionably unique. To hold an original Martha Sleeper design is to hold a curious piece of history. No clowning.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-28635555437662735942020-10-06T12:12:00.016-04:002020-10-06T12:47:30.645-04:00Otherworldly Prystal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgqfBhcGPBXjtA7-mHXfAe64JzwN9crteiK7l4WCkanoK1zmXB3KCqsc8_Dq4oQCLpBPkvrM3CT16jVGAcNIVT00I7FwW2f7Uaj3jXqVHbumAalz-jZP0_qt1PDooztgeIByGIJzgRYc/s1523/Oct.+6%252C+2020+A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgqfBhcGPBXjtA7-mHXfAe64JzwN9crteiK7l4WCkanoK1zmXB3KCqsc8_Dq4oQCLpBPkvrM3CT16jVGAcNIVT00I7FwW2f7Uaj3jXqVHbumAalz-jZP0_qt1PDooztgeIByGIJzgRYc/w640-h640/Oct.+6%252C+2020+A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Greetings, folks! Today I'm spotlighting this <i>very</i> unusual button</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""helvetica neue", "arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and a spacey find indeed. Feast your eyes on a faceted hunk of mossy green Bakelite at rest on a Prystal red saucer. Of all the color combinations I've seen on Bakelite buttons, this one takes the cake. The green Bakelite has black swirls mixed into its formula while the red Prystal emits an eerie brightness with the intensity of a laser beam. Welcome to Christmas on Mars. This is one weird button!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTBCwH7WoHX3_a_Bn-OH_mpwpZxR9oWSVpEY1T2cGE5maXGLyXIcqy5ehoACMoOwzeEszrv595AeYV0-sU1abPfFD9uIkNzD6QyU1WISi-wqhl6XWfnAtBmJY4lhN1ChmW4s5qv5Ujw8/s2048/Oct.+6%252C+2020+B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="2048" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTBCwH7WoHX3_a_Bn-OH_mpwpZxR9oWSVpEY1T2cGE5maXGLyXIcqy5ehoACMoOwzeEszrv595AeYV0-sU1abPfFD9uIkNzD6QyU1WISi-wqhl6XWfnAtBmJY4lhN1ChmW4s5qv5Ujw8/w640-h322/Oct.+6%252C+2020+B.png" width="640" /></a></div> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And here's another trippy button that combines Prystal Bakelite with standard Bakelite. The top of this one is a smooth cap in shimmering black (left pic). Underneath the black Bakelite, the base of this button is a Prystal plate in electric green (right pic). What's more, the Prystal is carved in eight spots at the bottom with a thickly golden dose of patina embedded in the design. In all my years as a collector of Bakelite buttons, I've never seen another button with carved workmanship applied to its underside. When viewed from the top, the carved spots appear within the green Prystal, but only at certain angles. Once again, this button is a major weirdo. 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></div>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-17467550487519545992020-10-05T13:44:00.006-04:002020-10-05T13:50:20.612-04:00Two-Tone Marvels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca_XxuGoPSi8fzsNHuwOMPAwvUJ-iuUF8C4aU6MDlJHFhBzRJqAG6b8qpAPb6YLPcaNeE48ux_HciFTmQ9rpHndyRWhcAwjiw43YnE4tkaVDJJS4fwXLFQ3vN2HMpDgXVJ5vLeiPM3us/s2048/Oct.+5%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca_XxuGoPSi8fzsNHuwOMPAwvUJ-iuUF8C4aU6MDlJHFhBzRJqAG6b8qpAPb6YLPcaNeE48ux_HciFTmQ9rpHndyRWhcAwjiw43YnE4tkaVDJJS4fwXLFQ3vN2HMpDgXVJ5vLeiPM3us/w640-h330/Oct.+5%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out these large, two-tone buttons that probably once rode on luxurious fur coats going back to the 1920's and 1930's. The button at the left is made of licorice and apple juice Bakelite, parading a spiral design and a stylized flower. The button at the right is a jazzy rock featuring stripes of black Bakelite amid stripes of orange juice Bakelite. 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>exuding the lost glamor of the fabulous Gatsby era.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-18792085117427191712020-09-25T10:59:00.012-04:002020-09-25T11:05:39.189-04:00Painted Apple Juice: Three Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtmwM6R6uYUz-0tOjcMSUaHGYmYg-WCwfxB8trdKGBF23Wbw2SeQIP3_veTsgs_0INh2z3NjtfCSgTvhIDUOkk5HHaV2D152duWtiUcTGzE7wcdmMYChZY7ZT6LVqfvXJdzdvW03rHQs/s1592/Sept.+25%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtmwM6R6uYUz-0tOjcMSUaHGYmYg-WCwfxB8trdKGBF23Wbw2SeQIP3_veTsgs_0INh2z3NjtfCSgTvhIDUOkk5HHaV2D152duWtiUcTGzE7wcdmMYChZY7ZT6LVqfvXJdzdvW03rHQs/w640-h640/Sept.+25%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Throughout this week I've been posting painted apple juice buttons made of Bakelite; and here's the grand finale. This button gives the illusion of three flowers submerged in a golden-hued pond. Like all of the other buttons I've posted this week, the back of the button was given a carved treatment with paint filled into the carved areas</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>enhancing this button with a vivid splash of colors. A portrait of botanical flourishes, each flower is freckled at the center with a small rash of yellow spots. Going back to the 1930's, this dreamy button concludes my week of painted AJ Bakelite.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-60362851927185329112020-09-24T12:49:00.005-04:002020-09-24T13:02:39.966-04:00Painted Apple Juice: Red Radiance<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNt10s00Wf_AU5mXuHtzXobB1U4vC3snXilgz9pG6mNvNHyJoApmqP37pdel9SEHv6SI_qHNtIoDasxiA4p_24z5X0hjNhKuusmGzPlV9xdTU1LZexbsN_5-gMM71WY5Z28KrxsRiNi0/s1483/Sept.+24%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNt10s00Wf_AU5mXuHtzXobB1U4vC3snXilgz9pG6mNvNHyJoApmqP37pdel9SEHv6SI_qHNtIoDasxiA4p_24z5X0hjNhKuusmGzPlV9xdTU1LZexbsN_5-gMM71WY5Z28KrxsRiNi0/w640-h640/Sept.+24%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Of all the apple juice Bakelite buttons that I'm posting this week, only one of them doesn't spotlight a painted flower design. This is that button. In lieu of daisies or roses, here we have a sharp pattern of slanted lines and a wealth of bright red. The lines were carved into the back of the button and then painted black. The red paint covers most of the base of the button as well, except for a tidy square window that was left blank and which perfectly frames the 4 buttonholes on this bold masterpiece. Imagine several of these large and striking buttons on a snazzy garment from the 1920's or 1930's. This painted zinger is too <i>hot!</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-17351363639480310502020-09-23T12:32:00.010-04:002020-09-23T12:37:00.404-04:00Painted Apple Juice: Dark Bouquet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzlKG6Na7fIC1B1erSjkqhDCejVdjYVSdq_zwBZFRBRpemXvDYV2L3SVJ38Br9aBH6QvBQ3HvK8HWksJ51bL4gAVm-9bc2BoEs2ahoGoEbtOgskTKLBF10_NtXfXbJstUFsfuRmKJHq0/s1590/Sept.+23%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzlKG6Na7fIC1B1erSjkqhDCejVdjYVSdq_zwBZFRBRpemXvDYV2L3SVJ38Br9aBH6QvBQ3HvK8HWksJ51bL4gAVm-9bc2BoEs2ahoGoEbtOgskTKLBF10_NtXfXbJstUFsfuRmKJHq0/w640-h640/Sept.+23%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's another apple juice button made of Bakelite and bursting with flowers. The button was carved at the base with a design of blossoms clustered between shoots of grass. The carved areas were then filled in with yellow, violet, pink and green paint. The flowers resemble bunched pompoms if not tightly gathered buds. Once the paint was applied, a final coat sealed the back of the button in a shade of grayish black. This is unusual because most painted AJ buttons aren't fully painted and show plenty of the original, transparent, amber-tone Bakelite. This button is a dark exception with the entire base of the button covered in paint. It's a rare view of nighttime floribunda, circa 1929.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-34093895175285531472020-09-22T12:58:00.009-04:002020-09-22T13:10:15.024-04:00Painted Apple Juice: Gardens Galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajn5mbHNrskSSu3XOu9t_23QTWKrcN4tHkFtbjSgUHX4Vp1DxOBCzD9vydzBsjEd8deQHltyeqDD02FMNFhYr66JZHNvF8adjuMkCwMqZK993ylxGo6eJcrpif4doCHTZ34YRyQWueeY/s2048/Sept.+22%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2048" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajn5mbHNrskSSu3XOu9t_23QTWKrcN4tHkFtbjSgUHX4Vp1DxOBCzD9vydzBsjEd8deQHltyeqDD02FMNFhYr66JZHNvF8adjuMkCwMqZK993ylxGo6eJcrpif4doCHTZ34YRyQWueeY/w640-h364/Sept.+22%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All of the buttons I'm posting this week are Bakelite apple juice buttons with painted features. Most of the painted features depict various flowers and here's a bright eyeful of just that: Flowers aplenty. Gardens galore. The large, central button has been carved along the bottom with two blossoms. These carved areas were painted a brilliant shade of red that gives the floral design a strikingly Japanese look. The smaller four buttons, also carved with flowers underneath, have been painted green, red and a splash of yellow. They too are quite eye-catching with their vintage prettiness and picturesque quality. These buttons go back nearly a hundred years. All together, I consider them to be a flowerbed of the 1920's.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee </span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405967785125686432.post-66064965391431333792020-09-21T12:08:00.013-04:002020-09-21T12:23:58.728-04:00Painted Apple Juice: Daisies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS-lXMq87enoEL82R1x9Bt5CbAEcgnSOsrV7etB57me5GBfHBu9aiE1DP7FxGQEhQilsQkVBQc6objZk9gzoLKhOxnqKz00I1QlAPWG5a7TiDO06AgC4rOpDJa9xR9SLXEG-4pYQ8zuA/s1601/Sept.+21%252C+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="1601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS-lXMq87enoEL82R1x9Bt5CbAEcgnSOsrV7etB57me5GBfHBu9aiE1DP7FxGQEhQilsQkVBQc6objZk9gzoLKhOxnqKz00I1QlAPWG5a7TiDO06AgC4rOpDJa9xR9SLXEG-4pYQ8zuA/w640-h640/Sept.+21%252C+2020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Since last month I'v</span><span style="font-family: arial;">e been talking abou</span><span style="font-family: arial;">t this fantastic week of painted apple juice buttons that I've been excited to share; and here we are! All week I'll be posting AJ Bakelite featuring brightly colored designs, wispy tendrils and lots of flowers. Today's button is the commen</span><span style="font-family: arial;">cement. The structure of it is a smooth mound of chunky, transparent Bakelite that was carved at the bottom with two daisies and their stems. Adding to the pictorial charm of this vintage button, the carved areas were then filled in with paint</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><span face=""arial", 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12pt;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and <i>voila!</i> White daisies appear with green stems through this amazing globule of light. I love painted apple juice Bakelite and I'm excited to share more buttons like this during all of this week. Get set for some fancy finds.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Sherbert McGee</span><br /></p>Sherbert McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916000842092794noreply@blogger.com0