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Antique & Vintage Utility Workwear & Merchant Tailor Metal Buttons Lot Big Yank
DESCRIPTION:
Up for sale is a curated collection of 38 antique and vintage metal utility, trouser, and merchant tailor buttons spanning the late 1800s through the 1940s. Excellent assortment for historical garment restoration, denim archivists, and regional Ohio advertising collectors. I have collected these over the past 15 years from many estates.
KEY BRANDED & NAMED HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:
• Big Yank: Multiple blue-enameled and recessed metal 2-hole work shirt buttons. Carhartt: on
• Oakhorn Trousers: Embossed green-enameled metal trouser button.
• Ohio Merchant Tailor Stamped: Multiple 4-hole and donut buttons including Doman & D'Arcy (Tiffin, OH), Wm. Heller (Tiffin, O.), and L. Selle (Tiffin, O.).
• Alfred Benjamin & Co. N.Y.: Turn-of-the-century tailor/coat button.
• Remington Express: 20 Ga shell casing center buttons.
• Skyscraper & Mode de Paris: Stamped utility and trouser buttons.
• Assorted 1910s–1940s dish-style, embossed, and donut-style workwear buttons.
CONDITION:
All items are in authentic antique/vintage estate condition with natural patina, light surface wear, and age-appropriate toning as shown in photos. All shanks and 2/4-hole pass-throughs are intact and fully functional.
Please refer to the detailed front and back quadrant photos for exact maker marks and physical condition. Measurements are shown against the ruler in the photo set alongside buttons .
