'Tis the Season! I was going to post this button later this month on Christmas day, but I can't wait any longer. There's snow on the ground and now's the time for this major blue charmer (made in the 1930's). The middle of the button is apple juice Bakelite that's been carved with a couple of dancing tulips—their stems wavering in balletic elegance. But it's the Prystal blue rim that makes this a true miracle button. Almost a Caribbean hue and deep enough to house dolphins, this is the blue lagoon of blue Bakelite. So rare and exciting and decidedly festive.
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-Sherbert McGee
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
