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Florvcrs. Consists of 6 buttons: white daisy head, yellow zinnia, blue anemonel
o|ange poppy, red tuliD, (two long green leaves), pink rose-bud (three short
gleen leaves.) Plastic, self-shank. Some of above itents may lle found in
rlifferent colors, o'p:rr1ue, some tlanslucent. These not set itenls.
Flo$'er Fairy ,llusicill. Consists of 6 buttons: daisy with accordian, vio'let with
drun, ma|igold \\'ith French horn, rose with saxoDhone, bluellell $-ith piccolo,
p:rns]'Nith banjo. Glass opatlue, face in center of flower and tied to in-
strLlment. Iiare.
Folk L):rlces. (Couples). Consist of 6 buttons: a. Frt'nch Apache (blirck ancl recl
trin), f)utch \droorlen Shoe (Navy, retl trim), Spanish Tango (blacli and yellow
trim), Scotch H.ighlancl Fling (green anal red), Swiss Folk dancers (-),
Sailor's lIoInpipe (l,lue trim). a. plastic, self-shanli, white, trimmed cos-
turnes. LeC-iric, 1942. b. Later issue, multi-colors.
Ir'rench Corrple. Consists of 2 buttons: Apache's head (sometimes called gunman),
mademoiselle. Plaster of Paris derivatives-meta1 shank, painted brown face,
blacl< hat. 1940.
I.'mits 1 Consists of 6 buttons: apple, pear, orange, f our in one cluster grapes,
peach, three cherries in cluster. Plastic, applied shank, large green leaf top,
left of brown stem, smaller leaf at right. Natural colors. A srrrall Deluxe.
Comcs in 2 sizes. Blumenthal, 1951.
Fruits 2. Consists of 6 buttons: green apple (red cheek left, green leaf top right),
cluster three led cherries (green leaf uppoI left), ]"c'lIolv l)ear (red cheeli
left, two gleen leaves i'ight), blackberry (four green leaves top), ofange (no
leaf, blossom sDot onlJ'), t\1.o sma1l red stratvberries (or raspberries), four
Iear.es top. Ol)aque glass, self-shank. Small. Two sets often come on card.
Paramount Protluct, Czechoslovakia, 1939.
Fnrits-L()ng Basket Crolr, Consists of I buttons: bananas, apples, peaches,
stra[-berries, grapes, oranges, pears, cherries, mixed fruit. Each is a long
slatted basket rvith fruit inserted. Plastic, applied shank. tr'ruit natural
-Weeber
color. Deluxe, design.
Fruits of Filshiorr, Consists of ? buttons: peach, orange, apple, lime, pear, banana,
lemon. \ rhole fruit with brorvn stem. Plastic, metal shank, occurs in ttlree
sizes. Rlumenthal, 1951.
Garden IDlrlenents. Consists of 6 buttons: wheelbarrow, trowel, shears, hose
cart, larvnrnower, watefing can. a. small, plastic, self-shank, hnown in 7
colors. "Quality Cards," 1939. b. later issues metalizecl go1d, silver. c. multi-
c() I or s.
(;in8jerbread Boy and Girl. Consists of 2 buttons: lloy, girl. Small, shaped like
a cookie, untrimmc.d, unlined. Plastic, 2-hole.
Good Luck Chanrr, (Also Lttcky Charm or Voodoo Charms but not Imu Set).
Consists of 6 buttons: devil's head, inp, boar's head, monkey, lizard, eliphani.
Le('lt i, . I-SA.
Good Ncighbor.s. A reissue of Eastern llemisphere. Heads of men from six
cliffeIent countries. Later issues eyes wer"e jeweled. See Eastern llemisDhere.
Glittereltes. See Alphabet 3. Blumenthal, 1951.
IIa\Taii:rn. Seer A1oha.
ll(tok dt ft-ve. Consists of 2 buttons: hook, eye. a. plastic, self shank, 1;lain.
b. nretal in Dlain or'rvith fancy ends.
IDsig'ri:r U. S..,,f. 1. Conslsts of 6 buttons: cavalry (crossecl swords), infantry
(crossecl rifles), InsDector Ceneral (crossed srvord and axe, lvretth centerj.
quartermaster (eagle, s\v-ord and \ey), air transport (wing in circle), airi
cor'l)s (\yings :rncl lrropcller'). a. Dl:lstic, sclf-shanli. Founcl in Ied. ivhite.
lllue. b. also ntetalizecl gol(t, silver'. LeChic, 1940. nlade in U. S. A,
Irrsiglia t:, S. ,{. ::. Con:rists of 5 buttons: boats$.ain (--) ofl1cer's cap
(U. S.), regulation cap (eagle emblem), rnarine corps (globe, e:rgle and
anchor'), navy (U. S. N. gn cross bar of anchor). a. plastic, self-shank, colors
I e.l. \\'hitF. bltte. b. nreIalizpd golal, silver.
Iic}'f. Consists of 5 buttonsi l(cy croryn on hanclle, canleo, shell, ring,
-tvith
filigree. Metal in gold, silver. Blumenthal, 1948.
Lildies 'Ilrflvel. Consists of- 6 buttons: slipper, purse, hat, crossed gloves, belt,
hancllierchief. a. plastic, self-shank, trimned. At least 8 colors. 6. un-
t|immerl. c. aluminun color coating.
Leilf iirrd li'ruit. Consists of 6 buttons: str.awberry, peaf, orango, cherly, apple,
l))um. It)ach on a heaft-shaped green 1eaf. plastiC, Z sizes. ntumenttiit, iS.5f .
Lil:e urrder the sea. consists of 6 buttons: blue anemone (white anal recl trim),
r'('d- starllsh (tvhite (lot _trim), green seahorse, white snail (brotvtr trin,),
1'e1]o\ fish (red trim), brown conch shell (white trim). a. opaque glasi,
-n.
s('11'-shn.nli. "Flshionable Buttons," L.eChic, Czechoslovakia, 1940. also li
mr:talizetl gold, silver.
Lock :r'd Le].. Co'sists of 2 b-uttons:_ key, lock. a. plastic, self -shank, man],
-
( olol's. l). rnet:rlize.l gold, silver. ,,Latest Style,,, 1t40. c.' 1gb3 set in'iricles'_
ccnt colors.
f,unch('on Pl:rtes. xredium size plates. see Breakfast and Dinner plates.
Ill umenthal.