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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.
Reports of talks given at society meetings
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 the Web 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.
The
Society's library
The Society's
Librarian, Mr Conrad Sheward, details on Welcome
page, is currently preparing a catalogue of material held
by The British Button Society. This will be included on the
Society's website in due course. Please contact Conrad with
specific enquiries.
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
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