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 | Aug 6, 2020 | Chronicling
Covid19 has played havoc on our hobby. But — when the pandemic started, button sales seemed to soar. With staying home and time on their hands and no button shows to attend — what else were people to do than peruse the internet for buttons. With all the...
by bfiggefox | Jul 22, 2020 | Chronicling
“Thank God for Buttons!,” says Mary Stampleman, in the middle of the COVID lockdown. “At least we have a wonderful hobby to turn to when we need to escape!” She has collected buttons for more than 35 years and is partial to Division 1 glass....
by bfiggefox | Jul 22, 2020 | Chronicling
Nancy DuBois has been creating buttons for more than 25 years and has more than 3500 collectible buttons out in the button world, almost all of them most of them numbered and catalogued. Her materials and techniques include leather, wood, vegetable ivory, bone, paper...
