Collecting Vintage Sewing Buttons

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Comment by Karen C.K. Ballard on March 3, 2012 at 1:40pm

Swastikas were also used by some Native American Tribes (Plains tribes and possibly others) as good-luck symbols.  Many US items, including tape measures, quilts, and decorative items from the 1900s -1930s were decorated with swastikas.  I have heard than the Native American swastikas are mirror images of the Nazi swastika (i.e. face the opposite direction), but being dyslexic, I cannot vouch that that is true.

Comment by Shari Beymer on March 3, 2012 at 1:12pm

Thanks Veronica. I have a daughter with the same name. Peg I am loving your sites. I will have to rememeber to go there when I have more time (3 grandkids here for the weekend) but I love those snowflake buttons! My button will hold on the that magnet on the back side but fights against in on the front side.

Comment by Peg M. on March 3, 2012 at 12:42pm

Shari..this is how you would list the button..brass with japanned back, self shank. When you say magnetic would the magnet pick up the button and hold it?

here is my button blog

http://purplepeg1.blogspot.com

my button store

http://PegsBUTTONS.ecrater.com

and here I am on ebay

http://shop.ebay.com/purple-peg/m.html

I have been selling buttons online for over 12 years..

I LOVE BUTTONS!

 

 

 

 

 

Comment by Veronica L Pruitt on March 3, 2012 at 10:28am

Hi all,

The Swaztika was borrowed by the Nazi party from the ancient
Chinese symbol for good luck, prosperity, and long life.  The Nazi connecttion is one that sticks in the public's mind.

Comment by Shari Beymer on March 3, 2012 at 1:14am

Peg,  I am confused.  I thought you said it was called japanned on the back and that would not be magnetic but it is magnetic on the back and it is also called japanned?  I don't do ebay but might try etsy someday.  I have so much of so many different collectables that the thought of getting things set up to sell is overwhelming.  It will probably go back in my little glass chicken and stay there.  I do really appreciate all the help you have given me.  I love this website and Dianne and a few others and now you have been so very helpful.   WOW, 25 years  is amazing.  Do you have a website that shows off your collection?   My girls sorted through my buttons and took all the unusual ones or animal ones and made rings or scrapbooked with them.  At least they are loved and used and not stuck in my glass chicken.  :o)

Comment by Peg M. on March 2, 2012 at 11:56pm

well I've been a button collector for well over 25 years now and have seen thousand of this button construction..the button is brass the back is tinned with what used to be covered with black lacquer which we in the button world call a japanned back.

if your thinking of selling it on ebay you can't use the word swastika but can list it as flyfot

 good luck

Comment by Shari Beymer on March 2, 2012 at 9:19pm

Peg, the back is different metal than the sides and the front and the back is magnetic.  I think maybe the sides and front are brass.  They are a gold color anyway.  I  have searched and searched about this button and your information is the only info I have found.   I think I might  sell it but I want to have as much info/history  as I can before I do.   Again, thanks so much.

Comment by Peg M. on March 2, 2012 at 9:10pm

don't clean it..the back isn't steel its brass..steel will "stick" to a magnet..no it isn't a uniform button

Comment by Shari Beymer on March 2, 2012 at 7:12pm

I have not tried to clean it and have preferred not to touch it.  LOL   From the magnifying glass the red has a pattern and appears to be fabric?   It is not paint.  So I should not try and clean it?  My husband says the back looks like steel.  Do you think it is from a german uniform or something else? 

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