Find of the Month: Early 19th Century Gilt Buttons – The Pragmatic Costumer

October 2016 My new favorite antique store, Maine Barn and Attic Antiques, has oodles of raw, dusty crusty buttons for 10¢ to $2 each, depending on the bin you dig them out of. Usually I paw through the enormous 10¢ button bin, but this past weekend, I ventured over to the smaller more expensive bins…

Buttons – A History – Western Regional Button Association

Set of 12 Hunting Buttons by Firmin & Langdale. Circa 1817

19th century – The Pragmatic Costumer

colonial – The Pragmatic Costumer

19th century – The Pragmatic Costumer

colonial – The Pragmatic Costumer

English – The Pragmatic Costumer

colonial – The Pragmatic Costumer

Find of the Month: Early 19th Century Gilt Buttons – The Pragmatic Costumer

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1890s – The Pragmatic Costumer

spanish – The Pragmatic Costumer

1901 – The Pragmatic Costumer

19th century – The Pragmatic Costumer

colonial – The Pragmatic Costumer