Hi Cyndi again,
Linda at The Responder here. It is correct what purple-peg stated, but The National Button Society is the one who determined the 1918 date (being Antique or Division I). Vintage is used by some of us for the dates of 1920's, 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. It depends on who you talk to. However, I prefer to address buttons and their design according to fashion movement at the time, such Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau (turn of the 1900th century into the 1920's), Art Deco (1920's - 1940's), Modernist, etc. Don't forget the 70's era with those lovely oranges and avocado green. Buttons are tied directly with the fashion movement at the time and the type of materials available. Some times us button collectors forget about that and we think they were created just for us collectors. Buttons were produced for clothing. Makes since doesn't it?
Looking at your pictures in the albumn, I notice they are more what I called the crafter type buttons. You can look at my state society's web site at
www.coloradobuttons.com in the Gallery pages and see what collectors are looking for. Not every old button is collectable and not all new buttons is for the crafter. I think you can get the idea by looking at our site.
Many of the glass buttons I sell in my store are from the Art Deco area and they are from Czech. I am sure I am getting some that were produced in the 1980's but I can't be sure. However, they are simple enough that today's crafter enjoys them. I hope this helps you - Thanks - Linda at The Responder
Linda Falkenthal
