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Posted 5 months ago
BHock45
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Here is my brother's button collection. There are a few good ones in there, as you see in the last picture. I love to find things like this, especially when you do not know the person. You can learn so much about a person by looking through a collection such as this one. As I sat there taking the pictures, all sorts of memories and family stories came back to me. It is easy to tell where it got certain buttons from (campaign buttons from grandpa, nursing ones from my mother, disney ones from our vacations...and so on.) Very cool. Enjoy.
PinbacksCelluloid pinbacks, a type of button, were popular from the 1890s to the 19…
I am not sure what that means ar8jason..."fantasy" buttons?
maybe I need some sleep, and I'll get it in the morning!
LOL..my grandfather's button. He was a dreamer!
Cool, thanks Ar8Jason, Merry Christmas!
spiritinthesky, mustangtony and bellin68 thanks for the loves!