Bakelite Buttons

Have you ever purchased something online that seems to take forever to get to you?  I'm like a little kid when it comes to these purchases, I want it and I want it now!

With online businesses expecting their sellers to supply buyers with estimated delivery times, it's hard on the sellers.  I know it is.  I'd rather not know and of course, the sellers have found a way around it.  One such seller takes the time to supply you with a tracking number the day after the purchase, however, there's been no movement on the package, including it being scanned at the post office.  What does that mean?  Most likely, it hasn't even been sent yet.  Why?  Because if it was sent and let's just say the post office failed to scan it, someone along the lines would have scanned it OR I'd have it by now.  Not the case with one seller that has this beautiful "fast 'n free" icon by his name.  He got that icon by pretending to ship immediately.  So much for the fast shipping!  Anyway, back to the subject.

I collect Bakelite realistic/goofy buttons.  Most times, I buy one at a time and it takes time and money to purchase this way, so when I found a full set on eBay, I decided to watch them.  I realize they are black and black isn't the most desirable color but hey, it's a full set!  And something told me there's more to them.

Imagine my surprise when I won them on eBay for a total of $10.54 including shipping!!!  I paid, I waited and waited until the estimated time went by and still no buttons.  Email the seller and she had sent them but it was 5 days after I paid.  Um.  I ship the next business day, no excuses but I guess not everyone is like that.  I wait, I wait and today was the day!!!!  

The card isn't worth writing home about but it's still neat.

Woohoo!  I now have a full set of Bakelite fruit and veggies!

I love that Made in U.S.A. part!

But wait, there's more!!!  My gut told me there was, again, let's take a closer look!

YEP!!!!  A full set of BLUE, not black, Bakelite fruit and veggie buttons!

Doing the happy dance!  And the full set for under $11.00!  Well worth the wait!

Vintage Button Collection - Day 8

Still on realistics, the first ones are coconut shells.

And now, onto my Bakelite realistics.  The horseshoe has brass studs.

These are so tiny!  The pony is green.

I wish I could show you the real colors of these.  One Scottie is black and the other one is blue, so is the Mother Hubbard.

I love this one.  It was more than I usually spend but I decided to treat myself to it with my birthday money one year!

Another one of my favorites.  Hand painted, can you tell?  Thank you to my friend and you know who you are!

My bestest, chunky Bakelite!

See how thick they are?

That's it!

Vintage Button Collection - Day 7 (I think)

Ah, more plastic realistics!

This little piggy got away from the other pigs!  Not sure how that happened.

I like the looks of these.

Is Cupid missing a hand?  I'll have to check into that.

Love the rocking horses.

Nothing great, some pieces from the Teenager set.

A complete set of World's Fair buttons.  

Some vases.  Can you tell they are hand painted?  LOL!  Pretty bad paint job on that second one!

The Toy Set, one of my favorite sets.

And my all time favorite!  Thanks to Cathy, I completed the set!

Vintage Button Collections - Day 6

Continuing on with realistics/ goofies!

Glass Scottie Dogs.

 Glass fruit and veggies.

Plastic turtles

Wood and plastic bowling.

Plastic dogs.

Plastic faces and Santa!

Plastic clowns.

Plastic mahjong tile and Coke bottle

Misc. animals.

Vintage Button Collection - Day 4

Today is chunky Bakelite buttons!  Ah, I just love Bakelite.  I'm really trying not to find too many of these!

At first glance, these just look like plain black Bakelite BUT they are actually a wonderful blue Bakelite.  The top one has an added surprise, it has some type of something or other embedded inside it.  

This is a black Bakelite with a brass coat.

Black and green chunky ones.

Misc. shapes.  Not really sure what that first thing is, it screws apart.

These are cookies and logs.

Some fun shapes.

This is apple juice Bakelite with red Bakelite embedded in it.