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Card of 42 antique and vintage clothing buttons were mainly produced between the 1800s, and mid 1900s. These are all either SMALL and MEDIUM sized buttons, of various types. These buttons were made using an assortment of materials, including: glass, pearl, pottery, wood, composition, Duranoid, horn, bone, china, rubber, plastic, brass and other types of metal. Some of the styles / types displayed here include: realistics, hand painted, calico, inlay, rimmed, kaleidoscope, crackle-glass, embedded, embossed, livery, ivoroid, and various OMEs. Please refer to the ruler pictured in the image for the exact sizes of the buttons. Overall condition: VG to Excellent..... Some of the buttons may have tarnished a bit with age, have surface/edge wear, or other general signs of handling -- but I have noticed no obvious issues, such as: breaks, large chips, or other more obvious flaws. This group is overall in very nice shape and it will display quite well. See attached photos for more detail on the condition. ***************************************** PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT an expert on vintage buttons. My mom -- Nancy Moran -- was a longtime member of the National Button Society, plus was active in several local button clubs in New York. She is downsizing, so I am helping her sell some of her collection. But I am not familiar with all the terminology and intricacies of button collecting. I try to use various notes she left with the buttons to describe them to the best of my ability, but understand that any terms I use in describing these items, are not terms I am familiar or experienced with. So please use the attached images to form your own opinions. I am also not knowledgeable on the hobby criteria in condition grading -- so I use my condition grades in a commonsense manner -- as if grading any collectible -- they are not based on any hobby standards. Please contact me if you have specific questions, and I will answer them as best I can.