They look to be a stamped design on brass. They would not be considered
a "Picture" button. I don't believe they are antique, but would be
vintage buttons possibly from the 40s or 50s.
I honestly have a difficult time with telling enamels- there are cold
enamels and fired enamels. I would suggest contacting a Button Club in
your area. I know we have 5 here in NH. You can find out about the clubs
through the NBS site (National Butto...
They look to be a vintage plastic; however, without performing a
confirming test it would be hard to say what type- also, plastics are
not one of my strong areas of knowledge.
Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience! I belong to the National
Button Society and have known a lot of local button collectors and find
the majority of them more than willing to help and share information
with other like minded collectors! I sh...
