Posted 4 years ago
ehunt
(95 items)
Matching set of Nineteen (19) Glass Ball Waistcoat/Charmstring Buttons - 7/16" - Late 1800's - Smooth Amber and Honey Brown hand gathered swirls with a unique red stripe - Short brass shank and plate
Antique Glass Waistcoat Ball Buttons - 7/16" | ||
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Ok, 4 loves now. I didn’t love it initially because I felt that the red line distracts from the beauty of the swirl design.
I wondered if the red lines were applied after the creation of the balls to mark them for some reason.
On close inspection of picture 2, I see one red line that is smeared at the very end; that makes me think the lines were applied to the finished balls.
I doubt you would have time to dig out one particular button to examine a smear but perhaps there’s some knowledge that could be gained by doing so.
Thanks for the comments ... They make a nice set and I imagine they would look cool on a Coat, etc.
The red lines look like they were applied at making and several are very distinct/different. I have not seen these types of lines on the swirl types. You see white lines and goldstone colored lines on some of the solid color Waistcoats.