Let the tale be told of the mysterious hand that pet a dog, picked an acorn and then waved hello to a moth before stealing the hat off a black goose! Today's post finalizes my week of figure buttons—all made of Bakelite going back to the 1930's. A couple of buttons here warrant a little extra info. The hand is wrapped at the wrist in a tin bracelet. Many of the hand buttons were not made with the bracelets, but the adorned hands are more sought-after. I've posted three dog buttons this week. Pictured here is the rarest of the three, a cocker spaniel that doesn't come around too often. I have some gorgeous figure buttons in the shapes of strawberries that I'll be posting next year. Cheers!
-Sherbert McGee
What's the story today? It looks like a rooster and a beetle stowed away on a maroon cruise ship alongside a flowerpot and a teddy bear. I've been posting Bakelite figure buttons all week and what's so special about this batch? Well, I guess I lucked out to get my hands on a painted button. The flowerpot has been colorized in dabs of red and white. All buttons here go back to the 1930's.
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-Sherbert McGee
There once was a bird that tagged along with a flying fish and together they soared over a dog in a field of green corn—in search of a little orange shoe. Hello, button fans! I'm positing Bakelite figure buttons all week and here's Day Three. Colorful bits of pressed plastic from the 1930's, these dandy relics still pick up the sunlight with a vibrant shine going back to the Great Depression.
-Sherbert McGee
Have you heard the story about the rabbit who picked a lock and stole a crown from a golden swan before tripping over a pineapple? Here's the illustration, presented as part of my week-long spotlight on figure buttons. The rabbit, in particular, was a hard guy to find. Another interesting detail about these buttons: Only the pineapples were made in rootbeer (tortoise) as this color doesn't appear in any of the other figure button shapes. I've always wondered why that's the case. Oh, the curiosities of old buttons! circa 1930.
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BUTTONS FROM THE ATTIC
-Sherbert McGee
