Nothing's jollier than Bakelite rocker buttons. These rotund and colorful trinkets came in a variety of sizes, but size is difficult to convey in a photograph. Wider than the previously shown rockers in my collection, these are a slightly bigger style. The zippy tones range between black, red, green, dark brown, maroon, creamed corn and apple juice. The shapes vary too. Several are thick semicircles and two of these rockers are wedges. I've been collecting Bakelite buttons for many years; and the excitement of finding a vintage rocker button never gets old. These two-tone merrymakers go back to the 1930's and I think they're the perkiest and most joyful buttons ever made. Rock on!
-Sherbert McGee
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