Antique works of art that once adorned opera capes of the Gay `90s or a child`s christening gown from the 1800s are enjoying a rebirth as rings, brooches, clip and pierced earrings, cufflinks and ...

For a certain kind of crafter, nothing pushes their buttons like, well, buttons. And among button collectors, vintage buttons appear to be a favorite find. While a few button stores still exist - ...

For a certain kind of crafter, nothing pushes their buttons like, well, buttons. And among button collectors, vintage buttons appear to be a favorite find. While a few button stores still exist — ...

The buttons come in a dizzying array of colors, sizes and materials -- from porcelain and mother-of-pearl to celluloid, stenciled tin and Bakelite. The "flapper girls" are china buttons made in ...

Exhibit: The button exhibit can be viewed through March at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Club: The Historical Button Club meets at noon the second Wednesday of ...

Button, button, who’s got the button? Remember that? It was a kids’game in which a button was hidden, then searched for. Last week I found out who’s got the buttons all right when I attended the New ...

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Jean Behringer scoffs at those who deride button-collecting as a hobby somehow less intellectual than sorting stamps or amassing coins. “Why, buttons are art and history in miniature,” said Behringer, ...

A pair of extremely rare antique buttons bought for £40 fetched a staggering £61,000 at an auction. Gary Quittenton-Shaw, 58, snapped up the buttons which were included in a bunch of items he bought ...