Division 1 (Pre 1918)

#1) Class 1 thru 15, 20 Any Size, Assorted Materials specialized to those with steel and/or cut steel embellishment. Central Jersey Buttoniers.

SPRING '18 Award 1, Div 1, Steel or Cut Steel embelishments — First Place: Joann Taylor

SPRING '18 Award 1, DIV 1, steel and/or cut steel embelilishments — Second Place: Anonymous

SPRING '18 Award 1, Div 1, Steel and/or cut steel embellishments — Third Place: Mary Stampleman

DIV IX (ANY AGE)

#2) Sect 1-0 Celluloid Assorted, 20 Any Size. Bergen Button Club.

Spring '18 Award 2, Div IX, Celluloid Assorted — First Place: Gloria Chazin

#3) Class 6-4.2, Black Glass Lusters Specialized to Pictorials, 25 Any Size. Jersey Shore.

SPRING 18, Award 3, Div IX. Black Glass Lusters — First Place: Joann Taylor.

SPRING '18, Award 3, Div IX, Black Glass Lusters, Pictorials — Second Place: Chris Gudrian

#4 Sect 17 and 20, 20 Any Size, specialized to two or more of the listed class on one button, i.e. 2 dogs, 2 cupids, 2 dragons, etc. Jersey Shore Button Club.

SPRING '18, Award 4, Div IX. Two or more on one button — First Place: Theresa Heulitt.


: Third Place: tie between Chris Gudrian and Pam Muzio

#5 Sect 17-0 and Setion 20-12, 24 Any Size, Specialized to 12 animals living in, on, or around water, and 12 marine scenes. May include underwater scenes. Ruth Berry Memorial Award. New Jersey Board of Directors.

SPRING '18, Award 5, Div IX, Marine animals and scenes — First Place: Joann Taylor

SPRING '18, Award 5, Div IX, Mariine animals and scenes — Second Place: Pam Muzio

award five third — Third Prize: Anonymous

#6) Sec 18-4. Baskets, 10 Any Size, 5 with something in them. Central Jersey Buttoniers.

SPRING '18 Award 6, Div IX. Seec 18-4 Baskets — First Place: Theresa Heulitt

Judge’s Corner (Comments from the Spring 2018 show that may help others put together future trays)

Award 1: First Place: So many rarities and lots of shapes of steel. Second Place: Some wonderful rarities, but duplication of materials (steel and brass) cost you points but very close to first place. Third Place: Look for different shapes of cut steel- yours were mostly round.

Award 2: First Place: Lovely habitat and perforate. Second Place: Close competition, First place had more pictorial variety.

Award 3: Second Place: Close competition, First Place had more pictorial variety.

Award 4: First: Good coverage of classes, great materials. Second: Duplicate material cost you points. Third: Tied for most materials but duplicating mammals and birds cost points, very close competition.

Award 5: First: Great variety of marine scenes and animals, assorted materials count put you over the top.

Award 6: First: Your variety of baskets and your materials put you on top. Second: You had many baskets with handles. Third: You lost a point for overloading on realistics but had great variety on items in baskets.