What are these ?
Dec 18, 2019 12:39:35 #
Found at an estate sale about 20 years ago. Yes, they are buttons but who made them and for what? Perhaps a fishing vest? The large ones are exactly the same size as a quarter, the small ones are smaller than a dime. Anyone ever seen ones like this or know who made them.
Dec 18, 2019 13:06:38 #
Welcome, dec, sorry I can't help you identify or give you an idea of where to search. Hopefully, someone will.
Dec 18, 2019 13:37:09 #
I did a quick search on Etsy and Ebay and found fish, but no flys. This does look to me like a "blazer set" of buttons.
I hope someone here can help you figure out the origin or intended use.
I hope someone here can help you figure out the origin or intended use.
Dec 18, 2019 13:43:59 #
Joe schmoe
Loc: Arkansas
dec341 wrote:
Found at an estate sale about 20 years ago. Yes, they are buttons but who made them and for what? Perhaps a fishing vest? The large ones are exactly the same size as a quarter, the small ones are smaller than a dime. Anyone ever seen ones like this or know who made them.
They're tie tacks. The larger are for a vest and the smaller are for a tie
Dec 19, 2019 00:10:22 #
Those are special. Never seen them. They are buttons. Tie tacs have a different connection of the back.
Dec 19, 2019 07:44:18 #
Raw Dawg Ron
Loc: St. Petersburg, FL
Are they silver? Some one liked fly fishing to get some custom buttons for their fishing vest.
Dec 19, 2019 09:38:30 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
Definitely not tie tacks. Look to be Blazer buttons (small on the sleeves, larger for jacket closure). Since there are 4 large instead of 3, I would say a double-breasted jacket. Sweet find... just the kind of thing I look for at yard sales.
Dec 19, 2019 10:43:44 #
Your buttons can be found at vintage buttons.flies.wordpress. It looks like they could be from England.
Dec 19, 2019 12:37:33 #
Smokypig wrote:
Your buttons can be found at vintage buttons.flies.wordpress. It looks like they could be from England.
Very good there smokypig, It's the same one for sure
Dec 19, 2019 20:28:22 #
Now I'm wondering why such things aren't for sale at Gander Mountain, or LL Bean, or others. They are pretty cool.
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