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244               NATIONAL  BUTTON BULLETIN             May, 19 5 4

              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.
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