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How to engage the slide show:

click on the first image on the left of the gallery below, then select the arrow at the bottom left of the enlarged image. Or you can manually go to the next slide by hovering your cursor on the middle right side then clicking the arrow that appears. Hover your cursor on the middle left side then click the arrow that appears to go backwards. Close the slide show or manual show by clicking the X button on the lower right of the image. (The image of each button is followed by an image of that button's back or reverse side.)

Acknowledgments, References and information for this category are at the bottom of this page.

Button Country

An Educational Resource for Button Collectors - originally created by Paul Rice

Section 9 : Horn

* To download and print pdfs of the horn worksheet click these links: page 1 , page 2 , page 3.

Some descriptions of these buttons may be cut off. Full descriptions can be seen in the slide show mode.

9-1.1 Processed - Molded (1-1/2")

9-1.1 "Buffalo" horn - Veneer (5/8")

9-1.2 Tortoise - Silver Inlay (7/8")

9-1.2 Tortoise - Realistic Shape (3-1/4")

9-2 Unprocessed (1")

9-3 Back Type - Pin Shank (3/8")

9-3 Back Type - Pin Shank - Bone Inlay (1-1/8")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Wax Resist Finish - Dyed (1")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Iridescent Finish - BM (1/2")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Metallic finish (paint?) (3/4")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Dyed - Molded (7/8")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Dyed - Paris BM (1-1/8")

9-4 Decorative Finish (DF) - Paint - BM (1")

9-5 Mechanical Make-up - Unusual horn backed metal pictorial (1-1/8")

9-5 Mechanical Make-up - 5-Piece (1-3/4")

9-5 Mechanical Make-up - Laminate - Wood & Horn - Realistic (3-5/8")

9-5.1 Mechanical Make-up - Inlay MOP (1-7/8")

9-5.1 Mechanical Make-up - Inset - VI Paste OME (11/16")

9-5.1 Mechanical Make-up - Inset Pearl - "Buffalo" (3/4")

9-5.1 Mechanical Make-up - Inset - Brass (1-1/8")

9-5.1 Mechanical Make-up - Inset Wood (1-1/8")

9-5.2 Mechanical Make-up - Veneer Mother-of-pearl (11/16")

9-5.2 Mechanical Make-up - Veneer Composition (1-1/8")

9-5.2 Mechanical Make-up - Veneer Wood (1-3/16")

9-5.2 Mechanical Make-up - Veneer - Tortoise, Brass, Silver & MOP Inlay (3/4")

9-5.2 Mechanical Make-up - Tortoise Veneer - Ivory, Brass & Pearl inlay (1-1/8")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Fabric - Velvet (1-3/8")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Bone - Realistic Shape (1")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Shell & Wood -Whistle-hole (5/8")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Enamel - Plaquette (3/4")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Pastes (1-3/8")

9-6 Other Material Embellishments - Glass - Steels (1-5/8")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Brass & Faceted Steels (1-3/4")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Silver Rose (7/8")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Metal Rim (7/8")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Brass & Steel (11/16")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Brass Head (1")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - Steel Mirror (11/16")

9-6.1 Other Material Embellishments/Metal - White metal & shell - Contour Ball shape (1/2")

9-7 Working Methods - Pierced - Silver OME (2")

9-7.1 Working Methods - Carved - Realistic Mask (1")

9-7.1 Working Methods - Carved - Linear shape (1-1/4")

9-7.1 Working Methods - Carved - 2 Piece - Contour shape (1-3/8")

9-7.1 Working Methods - Carved - (1-3/8")

9-7.1 Working Methods - Turned/Lathed - Whistle-hole (1-1/4")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay - Pearl-Metal (1-1/4")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay - Celluloid (1")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay - Shell (1-1/16")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay - Linear shape (1")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay Metal & Pearl (1-1/8")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay Celluloid & Pearl (7/8")

9-7.2 Working Methods - Impression Inlay - Piqué point (15/16")

9-7.3 Working Methods - Molded surface design (1-3/8")

9-7.3 Working Methods - Molded surface design - "Blond" (1-1/2")

9-7.3 Working Methods - Molded surface design - Dyed - Jenny Lind (1-1/8")

9-7.3 Working Methods - Molded surface design - BM (1-1/8")

9-8 Unlisted - Mounted in/on metal - Tortoise Background (1-3/8")

9-8 Unlisted - Mounted in/on metal - Silver Inlay (3/4")

9-8 Unlisted - Mounted in/on metal (1-1/4")

An example of Division II Canadian Uniform Button, Royal Winnipeg Rifles

Examples of Division II British Uniform Buttons (See how shank is molded into horn body)

Acknowledgments: Thanks to Louella Yeargain and Barbara Barrans for collaborating in the update of this section and for contributing many of the button images shown below. A special thanks to Joan Lindsay & Joy Journeay for their expert editing skills!

References:

(1) National Button Society Blue Book - Official NBS Classification and Competition Guidelines

(2) Hughes, Elizabeth and Marion Lester. The Big Book of Buttons. St. Johann Press - 2010

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