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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 4493171, member: 111&quot;]Haven&#039;t worked with buttons in several years and all my books are packed away, but I can probably give you a bit of info.&nbsp; The majority of these buttons likely date from around the 1920s into maybe the &#039;70s.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the first group, the 1st button in the 2nd row is a mirror-back/twinkle, probably 1940s-50s, could be a bit earlier (despite often being described as &#039;Victorian&#039;, they&#039;re much later).</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd button, 2nd row, along with the set of seven with the &#039;purling&#039; motif (likely from a cardigan) in the 3rd and 4th rows, and the two &#039;worm&#039; motif buttons in the 5th row, are all metallized plastic, probably mid 20th c.</p><p><br /></p><p>The horse-head and armorial buttons, gilt brass or brass-plated, were likely on sport coats or cardigans, and the other metal buttons, whether self-shank or sew-thru (with exception of the last button in the 4th row), are probably all mid 20th c., but some might be earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st two buttons in 5th row look to be some kind of plastic, and the last two in the 6th row, though it&#039;s really hard to tell, might be vegetable ivory (tagua nut), probably right around the 1920s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st set in the 2nd group are dyed and pressed vegetable ivory (tagua nut), circa 1920s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd set in the 2nd group, along with the last button in the 4th row of the 1st group, with their japanned steel backs and wire-loop shanks, look to be &#039;Austrian tinies&#039; (you&#039;ve given no sizes, but they should be about&nbsp; 1/2&quot; in diameter or smaller), they&#039;d date from the late 19th to early 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just off the cuff, that&#039;s all I&#039;ve got...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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