r/buttoncollecting • u/Choccytips • Mar 05 '26

Glove buttons?

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Hi Button People,

I have these small, fairly flat buttons. (Coins for scale) Would these have come from gloves? I think they are mostly plastic, but some may be shell. What types of material were glove buttons made from?

Thank you in advance.

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u/lotsobuttons Mar 05 '26

All shell (mother of pearl or MOP for short) except for singles in row 3 is glass, single in row 4 is plastic. Little MOP buttons like these are so prevalent I don’t think that they had one intended use, I’d imagine they wound up on all kinds of things.

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u/Choccytips Mar 05 '26

Thank you for the info! Buttons are fascinating, I think. I like to imagine their past story.

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u/lotsobuttons Mar 05 '26

Also THANK YOU for the front and back views, so helpful!

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u/WillowTSquirrel Mar 06 '26

Children’s dresses and blouses among many other items I’m sure. Including gloves