Shell  (Section 11)

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Celluloids
Ceramics1
China
Enamel
Fabric1
Black Glass
Clear/Colored Glass
Glass In/On Metal
Horn
Metals
Shell1
Synthetic
Vegetable Ivory
Wood
Other Materials
Animals
Objects
Plants
Other Pictorials
Patterns
Backgrounds
Back Mark Types
Shanks
Construction Types
Shapes
Realistics
Studios
Eighteenth Century
Usage (Non-Military)
Uniform

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11-4.2 DF - Gilded  (7/8")

11-4.2 DF - Gilded  (1")

11-4.2 DF - Silver Leaf  (1-3/8")

11-4.3 DF - Painted  (3/4")

11-4.3 DF - Painted  (11/16")

11-4.3 DF - Painted Studio  (1-1/2")

11-4.3 DF - Encrusted  (3/4")

11-4.3 DF - Encrusted  (1")

11-4.4 DF - Litho Decal/Transfer  (1-3/8")

11-4.4 DF - Decal/Transfer  (11/16")

11-4.4 DF - Decal/Transfer  (5/8")

11-5.1 Mechanical Frame - Fabric  (9/16")

11-5.1 Mechanical Frame - Black Glass  (1-5/8")

11-5.1 Mechanical Frame - Brass  (7/8")

11-5.1 Mechanical Frame - White Metal/Paint  (9/16")

11-5.2 Mechanical Makeup - Inlay Pearl  (1-1/8")

11-5.2 Mechanical Makeup - Inset Pearl  (1-1/8")

11-5.2 Mechanical Makeup - Inset Aluminum  (1-1/4")

11-5.3 Mechanical Makeup - Laminate Shape  (1")

11-5.3 Mechanical Makeup - Veneer  (1-3/16")

11-5.4 Mechanical Makeup - Overlay  (5/8")

11-5.4 Mechanical Makeup - Overlay Carved  (1-1/4")

11-6 Mounted in Metal - Steel Cup  (9/16")

11-6 Mounted in Metal  (1-5/8")

11-6 Mounted in Metal  (1-3/8")

11-6 Mounted on Metal  (1-1/8")

11-6.1 Mounted in Metal - Background/Ivoroid  (7/16")

11-6.1 Mounted in Metal - Background  (5/8")

11-6.1 Mounted in Metal - Background  (1-7/16") 

11-7 OME - Enamel Plaquette  (9/16")

11-7 OME - Seed Pearl  (3/4")

11-7 OME - Lithograph Frame  (1-5/8")

11-7 OME - Composition  (7/8")

11-7 OME - Porcelain-Liverpool Transfer  (1-1/8")

11-7 OME - Fabric/Pad Back  (1-1/8")

11-7 OME - Horn/Pinshank  (3/4")

11-7 OME - Painted White Metal  (1-1/8")

    

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Classes or Subclasses Shown

Examples for all classes/subclasses are shown. Other variations within subclasses will exist.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Pat Koehler. Louella Yeargain, Barbara Barrans and Pat Fields for collaborating in the update of this section including their contribution of several of the button images shown as examples.  The author takes full responsibility for any errors in the classification examples. Potential problems should be directed to the author at price6@comcast.net.

A Note to the Viewers

Scanning and photographing buttons have distinct limitations in the areas of perspective, color, details, and dimensions. Thus, many buttons do not reveal their true character and appearance in the photos or scans. When uncertainty exists, ask a fellow club member or a dealer to show you the actual button in question.