Here's Day Four of a full week in which I'm spotlighting buttons marked with ocean motifs. I love beaches and mermaids and anything to do with maritime imagery, so these buttons truly call out to me. This particular set goes back to the 1940's and is made of bright red Bakelite. Each button bears a white celluloid piece that works as a naval emblem. The overconfident pose of the sailor reminds me of the old-timey "Sailor Jack" mascot that can still be found on boxes of Cracker Jack caramel-coated popcorn. Stay tuned for another sea-themed button tomorrow.
-Sherbert McGee
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea.”
—e.e. cummings
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