Antique Carved / Molded / Pressed Buttons - Collector’s card with vintage / antique buttons.

We have acquired a massive collection from an estate.

This listing is for the exact card shown in the photo. Please examine the photos to assess styles, designs, quantity, condition, etc.

This card is full and contains 63 buttons .

Quantity on Card: 63 Buttons.

Age of buttons is unknown.

Most appear to be composite, vegetable ivory, and/or horn, some could be rubber, some look like some type of wood, but I’m not certain. The box of cards was labeled “Composite - Veg Ivory - Rubber - Horn”, by the original owner.

The fasteners vary on each card, Some may be sew through, some may have metal loop shanks , some may have sew through shanks - 2 or 4 way.

I have not taken them off the cards, I don’t know what the backs of the buttons look like.

Condition of the buttons varies, they appear to be very nice vintage condition. Please refer to photos.

Card size is approximately 9” by 11”.

Please message us if you have any questions.

We will be listing all of the buttons from the collection which includes:

collectors cards;

competition cards;

Loose buttons that she had sorted in little special boxes, we assume she was planning to attach to cards;

buttons on store cards;

Loose buttons that were in large bins, which will be offered by the pound.

It is an overwhelming amount of amazing buttons, we are not button experts, so we are unsure of exact materials and styles , please message us with any questions.

More about the estate:

These buttons are from the estate of a lady who was a lifelong member of the National Button Society.

She had thousands of cards, each measuring approximately 9 inches by 11 inches. Each card is filled with buttons. She used these cards to organize her collection according to various types, styles, materials, themes, etc.

Some of the cards are full, and some were works in progress, and are not full. Some cards are missing buttons - either trades to other collectors, or moves to different cards, or competition cards. When she created a competition card (also called a “tray”), she would select buttons from her collection cards.