Vintage German Moonglow Button with Anchor & Waves

11/16"

Mid 20C.

Here's the story of these rare colored glass pictorial moonglows...

Several years ago, some rare German moonglows (among loads of other glass buttons) appeared on the market from a German seller.

I had never seen such moonglow pictorials before or in such colors! As you can guess, they got bought up quickly!

At the time, I questioned the seller at length about their provenance. I wanted to make absolutely sure these were not modern Czech, that had been pouring into the button world. After his detailed explanations below, I was satisfied these are in fact mid 20C, and made in Germany.

Here's what original seller told me...

"All of the Buttons (95 %) i sell Are from the Same Source - it was a Factory in the South of Germany - the produce Till the Late 60s!

They produce Buttons for la Mode, Schwanda and so on! 
The Are all Vintage - no one is made in szech!!! 
I Know the Name, the adress and the Family who produce the Buttons - you have To understand me - its bot possible to say whitch one it is 
City: Kaufbeuren (Germany)  
I buy the tongs, the machiens, the Cards, Muster, and so on .... 
The Buttons Are Made one by one by a tong - sometimes the use Different tongs - or Different Glas, Different strengh of Pressing 
Thats why some Are stronger! 
I Hope thats enough To convince you ! 
You have To forget that the Buttons Are Produced by a Maschine - there was a Room Full of Glasmen with tongs and the produce the Buttons (press) one by on out of Long Glas - forget the new stuff from szech (just a Maschine - they produce 1.000 Buttons or more in one Hour)! The Buttons i sell - they produce 50 - 100 a day - with painting!”

There you have it!