Collection documents the manufacture of both freshwater pearl and plastic buttons in Muscatine, Iowa, including at least 12 different companies from primarily 1925 to the 1960s. Collection documents ...

Little has changed about the humble button since it first began being used functionally in the 13th century. From the Mongol invasion of Europe to last week’s annual Oregon Brewers Festival, buttons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laurel Durso, president of the Connecticut State Button Society, has a 20,000 button collection spread out across her home. Her ...

Button collecting is more than just putting them in your mom’s button box as they fall off your clothing. And to prove it, the Saguaro Button Club of the East Valley will be hosting the annual Arizona ...

Buttons are one of the most overlooked yet essential objects in our daily lives. From fastening our shirts to adorning fashion accessories, buttons have been around for thousands of years. Despite ...

"Button Button, who's got the button?" Today, it's the collector. The hobby is widespread among artisans, fashion designers, crafts people and especially antique button buffs. Button collecting first ...

Alan Rosenzweig started collecting buttons 50 years ago when he was just 12 years old as a competition with his friend Bobby. Bobby got out to the early lead with 70 buttons to Rosenzweig’s 50, but ...

They're not just buttons. They're petite capsules of history, art, culture and craftsmanship, as well as purely delightful — simultaneously functional — decoration. And they're coming to Erie County.