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Back Types for Metal Buttons | |||
 A-Type (1) (2) Half round bent wire brazed to flat one piece buttons of cast or hand wrought metal |
 Alpha shank (1) (2) 95 NBB says Alpha is name for "A-Type shank. Blue Book says wire eye attached by soldering or welding |
 Metal Bird Cage (5) French Uniform |
 Metal Bird Cage (5) Paris back mark |
 Brazed (7) Shell background-movable-gilded |
 Cast or Integral (10) (27) "lost wax method" cast - 17th Century |
 Cast or Integral (10) (27) 2-piece mold method - 17th Century |
 Cast (10) |
 Cat gut (12) or (47) 18th Century Repoussè Called string-back if string/cord is used |
 Cone (15) Self Shank - Lithograph |
 Cone (15) |
 Cone (15) Design under glass |
 Cone (15) French Tight |
 Double (17) Split-like design |
 Double (17) |
 Glove shank (23) Shank bar under back plate |
 Hollow (24) Brass - Back mark |
 Loop (29) (7) Brazed loop |
 Loop (29) (2) (57) Also called Alpha or Wire |
 Loop (29) Paris back mark |
 Loop (29) (19) Elongated - also called Eye Shank |
 Loop (29) Center shank buckle |
 Loop (29) Hard white pewter-like cone |
 Loop (29) (57) Screenback or wire shank |
 Omega (31) Jacksonian |
 Omega (31) Expanded Omega |
 Pad back (32) Glass in Metal |
 Rivet (40) |
 Rivet (40) Also called Donut Rivet Shank Button |
 Rivet (40) |
Example not yet found Parallel Wire Shanks (33) Blue book refers to "parallel wire shanks" in 24-8 (Repoussè metal assorted). May be same as cat-gut but with wire |
 Self (42) Wedge Shape |
 Sew-through (43) |
 Slip (44) Shank designed to be loose |
 Split (Circumflex) (45) Also called cut-out |
 Split (Circumflex) (45) Also called cut-out |
 Thread back (51) |
 Thread back (51) Repoussè |
 Tombac (52) |
 Tombac (52) Partial section for profile view |
 Wedge (55) (10) Cast Bronze-drilled hole-18th Century |
 Wobble (59) Overall button |
 Wobble (59) Overall button |
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