Vegetable Ivory (8)

Vintage Vegetable Ivory with Fabric Center Med. Button

vifabricbk.JPG Vegetable Ivory with Fabric Button
$4.00

A vintage vegetable ivory button with a reddish magenta colored fabric center. It measures 15/16" NBS Medium and has a pad back for sewing onto garments. In very good condition. $4

Vintage Vegetable Ivory with Checks All-Over Pattern Button

vichecksbk.JPG Vintage Vegetable Ivory with Check Pattern Button
$3.00

Probably dating to the early to mid 1900's and measuring 5/8", this is a vegetable ivory button with a check pattern. It has a self shank. In very good condition. $3

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Vintage Plaid Vegetable Ivory Medium Button

viplaidbk.JPG Vintage Plaid Vegetable Ivory Button
$4.00

Probably dating to the early 1900's, and measuring 7/8", this is a vegetable ivory button featuring a plaid design. It is a 4 hole sew through. In very good condition. $4

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Button - Vegetable Ivory with Laser Carved Bird of Paradise, Med.

vilaserbk.JPG Button Vegetable Ivory Laser Carved Plant
$4.00

A laser carved vegetable ivory button featuring stylized plant life that could be Bird of Paradise. It measures 1" and has a plastic small plate and loop shank. In very good condition! $4

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Button - Vintage Vegetable Ivory w Natural Outer Covering, Med.

vishellbk.JPG Button Vegetable Ivory
$5.00

A vegetable ivory button sliced from a tagua nut and leaving some of the natural outer covering of the nut. That part would normally be taken off before the manufacture of the button. It measures 1 & 1/8" x 7/8" NBS Medium. In good condition. $5

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Button - Vintage Vegetable Ivory w Flower

viflowerbk.JPG Button Vegetable Ivory Flower
$5.00

Probably dating from the early 1900's and measuring 1/2" NBS small. This is a vegetable ivory button featuring 5 petal flower. It has a self shank. In very good condition. $5

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Button - Vegetable Ivory with Berries, Medium

viberriesDbk.JPG Button - Vegetable Ivory with Berries
$9.00

Probably dating from the early 1900's and measuring 15/16" NBS Medium, here we have a concave shape vegetable ivory button. It features a metal escutcheon of berries hanging from a branch. In good condition. $9

Set of 8 Vegetable Ivory w Fabric Buttons

$10.00

A set of 8 antique vegetable ivory buttons featuring fabric centers. Seven of them measure 13/16", and one measures 11/16". Vegetable Ivory is the tagua nut that was used for buttons and called "ivory" because it carved much like ivory. All of these buttons have pad backs for sewing to the garment. In very good condition. $10