by bfiggefox | Dec 21, 2024 | Chronicling, In Memoriam
Our dear button friend, Dorothy Cynthia Bartlett, passed away on December 16, 2024. The short summary of her life is posted on the funeral home’s web page. A born teacher, Cynthia Bartlett always looked for the best in everyone and tried to pass on credit to...
by bfiggefox | Feb 20, 2024 | Chronicling, Collecting
Travel to 19th century England with Charles Dickens to learn about collectible buttons in a hands-on workshop on Tuesday, October 28, 6 to 8 p.m at the Princeton Adult School, located at Princeton High School, 151 Moore Street in Princeton. In the illustrated...
by bfiggefox | Oct 26, 2023 | Chronicling
1983 Fall: Volume 42, No. 1, 10 pages Donald P. Van Court, president Dewy Albert and Vivian Ertell, had died. The president wrote: “With our old button ‘greats” passing away, new opportunities are created for those of us left behind to adopt their ways, particularly...
by bfiggefox | Feb 20, 2021 | Collecting
HERE IS THE ZOOM LINK FOR FEBRUARY 21 AT 4 PM est Here’s a novice question. Above is a shell button with a very large metal disk on the back. How does that get classified? Is it an escutcheon on the front and does the circle of the metal escutcheon count for...
by bfiggefox | Feb 19, 2021 | Collecting
Four questions, eight buttons. Let’s do our best and hear what Annie Frazier has to say on Zoom on Sunday, February 21 at 4. Here is the Zoom link. Answers will be posted later. What classifications do these buttons share? Not share? 2. What classifications do...
