Please note the new address of this blog: austbuttonhistory.com

More crafty ideas:

The Age, 4th June 1947.

The Queenslander, 13th February 1904.

Australian Women’s Weekly, 24th November 1934.

Roger Berry Buttons:

A saucer shape with a slight ridge around the circumference. Unfortunately the plastic seems cheap quality and a little rough.

Seen online:

Great graphics from Chalmers (USA) in the 1920s: Not sure about the smoking chimney’s in the background. Did that just represent the industrial might of the USA that the sailor was protecting?