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We aim to collect on the web site a number of articles. Not
only will this information be of interest to those already looking
at our web site, they will also provide information accessible
to those using search engines on the web. The
British Button Society cannot accept repsonsibility for the
content of externally provided information.
Offers of
articles to go on the web site are welcome at any time.
The September edition of BBC Homes & Antiques magazine includes
a splendid 5 page article on buttons, it also mentions our Society.
Triple & Quadruple Livery
We have a new
article on Triple and Quadruple Livery Buttons by David Wilton.
Press
cuttings
 Your
secretary Angela received press coverage in the Kent Courier
on 18th December 2009, see
here for a photocopy of the article.
TV appearances
Jenny Swindells was interviewed by Jeremy Nicholas on BBC TV
as part of a series on "Collectors". An extract of
the interview is now
on YouTube.
New research on Firmin & Sons Ltd button manufacturer
Dear Friends at The British Button Society,
It gives me very great pleasure to send you a copy of a recent
press release together with a copy
of some research into the age of Firmin & Sons Ltd.
I do look forward to coming to speak to you at your Birmingham
meeting a little later in the year [fixed for October
2011].
Kind regards,
Tony Kelly
Sales Manager
Collections
of button images
We have
on the site an increasing collection of images of buttons submitted
by members. We invite you to peruse them.
We would like to add more images to the site, with as much relevant
information as can be supplied. Submit them by email to Eric
the Web, who will be delighted to add them to our collection,
and discuss with you what information you would like to see.
Eric is grateful to the suppliers of the button images and details
below.
The full
beauty of a button can be seen when the image is accurate and
displayed at greater than life size as here
or here.
If you wish to send images, images of high resolution look better.
If using a camera, remember that you must typically focus from
very close (usually called "macro" or "supermacro" on the camera),
and that being so close, the camera (and you!) may obscure the
light.
If using a scanner, use a very high resolution to give images
of a size comparable with cameras, say 4 megapixels or 2000
pixels square. My old Epson scanner has (among others) 800 and
1600 dots-per-inch resolutions. Always put a thin film of clear
plastic (e.g. an unused overhead projector transparent film)
to protect the scanner glass from scratching with sharp buttons.
British
Butterscotch Bakelite. The June & September 2007
issues contained an article on British Butterscotch Bakelite
buttons by Jocelyn Howells. The first
and second parts are reproduced
here as PDF files. [See here
if you need to download the Acrobat Reader for reading PDF files.]
Buttons on the BBC
 Anne
Blight is a longstanding member of the Society who has a wonderful
button collection. She was awarded Collector of the Year 2005
by Michael Aspell on the Antiques Roadshow (see photo). To contact
Anne, go to the Speakers Page
Reports of talks given at society meetings
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