Customer Reviews

Antique And Collectible Buttons - Identification & Values

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This is an inexpensive introductory book for the button collector or sewing enthusiast. It contains wonderful color photos and more up-to-date pricing than the older classics. I also recommend Peggy Osborne's Button Button book, and more serious enthusiasts should also invest in the bible of all button collectors - The Big Book of Buttons by Hughes and Lester.

I have enjoyed this book very much. It has helped me identify many of my finds. I am a new collector and this book is just what i needed to get started.

This book is mostly comprised of full page pictures of buttons. Many of the pictures are accompanied by a note that gives a range of prices for all the buttons in the picture. I had hoped for some information about what characteristics make a button more or less valuable than another. It mentions that there are different styles of shank and construction, but says nothing about why or when each style was used. I had also hoped for information about estimating the date of manufacture.

In only 167 pages, this book has made a successful collector out of me. It has numerous illustrations, all in color; an orderly method of describing types of buttons and their history; tips on cleaning and displaying them; and addresses of publications, suppliers, and clubs for collectors. Although it is crisply informative, the book also conveys the pleasant, upbeat personality of the writer. You get the impression that button collectors are ever so friendly and interesting. Although for deeper study, one might go for more of an encyclopedia, this is an excellent book with which to begin. Many might never feel the need to go further.

i have several books on buttons...this is the best I have ever found, with wonderful pictures and excellent text descriptions...you won't be disapointed

The photos were nice. However, it would have been nice to have a ruler or coin in place for scale. Measurements are rarely mentioned - only that buttons are either larger or smaller than actual size. The book also could use a glossary. Several terms are used but never defined. I'm glad I bought the book - it does have nice photos.

A good basic book, mainly for the U.S. market. As a British button collector, I found it of limited use due to most illustrated buttons being manufactured in America. However, the illustrations were clear and information fairly concise though more dates and background information re. manufacture would have been useful. I am based in Yorkshire, England with an interest in all glass, and golden age buttons, but found no mention specifically of the latter. The over-all approach was user-friendly and would be of particular interest to all collectors of American buttons

This book covers everything in detail except what really interests me, plastic buttons that aren't made of the early, valuable plastics like Bakelite and Catalin. However, what she does cover is profusely illustrated and her pictures are clear.

Very informative and educational. The pictures are a little small but the magnifying glass seems to be an accessory that you would use regardless. Recommended for any button beginner or collector.

Very nice book and in very good condition. Arrived as stated by Seller. The delay in arrival was not the fault of the Seller, the Post Office misplaced it.