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Featured Antique Metal Buttons - are these cut steels on them?

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by Bookahtoo, Sep 20, 2023.

  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I am in the process of listing these buttons. They are two piece, and measure about 1 1/4' across. I have been concentrating on the floral decorations on the front, and I just noticed that the decorative circle around the flowers look like they may be painted cut steels. Except it looks like one has been moved aside on one button. A one piece decorative piece of metal made to look like cut steels? What do you think?

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    Bookahtoo, Sep 20, 2023
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    nastina.nastea, trip98, wlwhittier and 3 others like this.
  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Have you tried a magnet on the front?
    Yes, it slipped to one side. Can you push it back in place? If not, it could have been made like this, accidentally (monday morning;)).
     
    Any Jewelry, Sep 20, 2023
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    pearlsnblume and sabre123 like this.
  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They look like little bits of pyrite instead of cut steel.
     
    evelyb30, Sep 20, 2023
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  4. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Well now I can't get to them because I had a party on Sunday and I had DH move all 5 or 10 thousand of my buttons back down to the basement.
     
    Bookahtoo, Sep 20, 2023
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    They may be seen again in a year or two.
     
    evelyb30, Sep 21, 2023
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  6. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    :D:):)
     
    Bookahtoo, Sep 21, 2023
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I must confess, I see neither. I see something that is meant to look like twisted wire decorations, a bit like mock filigree.
     
    Any Jewelry, Sep 21, 2023
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I think the black was added after the bits were applied, thoroughly confusing the issue.
     
    evelyb30, Sep 21, 2023
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Have a Rave in the basement.....and ask him to move the buttons back upstairs !!!
    :happy:..:playful::playful::playful:
     
    komokwa, Sep 22, 2023
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    Northern Lights Lodge and BoudiccaJones like this.
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