Jake1708 Posted 25 May , 2020 Share Posted 25 May , 2020 Hi, saw this Bakelite Prussian button but haven’t ever seen one made of this material. Does anyone know if they’re genuine or have any information on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 25 May , 2020 Share Posted 25 May , 2020 I'd never seen anything other than brown bakelite. When was green Bakelite invented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake1708 Posted 25 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 25 May , 2020 I’m not sure, it may be another type of early plastic, just never seen a ww1 button made of a plastic material before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 25 May , 2020 Share Posted 25 May , 2020 DBS, watched one of those antique programmes only a couple of days ago and they visited the Bakelite Museum (can't imagine why I haven't). Though I didn't focus on it their were all number of colours of Bakelite (think bright red telephone) though I'm sure this innovation was post WW1. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o j kirby Posted 26 May , 2020 Share Posted 26 May , 2020 Hello, Could the button be made from something more natural such as horn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake1708 Posted 26 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 26 May , 2020 That could be possible, it just looks more like it’s been moulded and wondered if someone had done it from original brass buttons making it a repro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 26 May , 2020 Share Posted 26 May , 2020 10 hours ago, mancpal said: I'm sure this innovation was post WW1. That was my feeling too. 38 minutes ago, o j kirby said: Hello, Could the button be made from something more natural such as horn? The button has been moulded I would say. Can you mould horn? Not injection moulding, I'm sure. 12 hours ago, Jake1708 said: it may be another type of early plastic I think that is likeliest. Resin of some sort? Or celluloid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o j kirby Posted 26 May , 2020 Share Posted 26 May , 2020 Hello again, Just found online, tales from the supply depot blog which mentions black buttons being made from horn, or more likely antler. The antler is converted into a mouldable paste. Maybe this is a further clue? I found the blog through google images when searching for black military buttons. My phone won't let me put in the blog title as one word... Cheers, Owain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 26 May , 2020 Share Posted 26 May , 2020 2 minutes ago, o j kirby said: black buttons being made from horn, or more likely antler. The antler is converted into a mouldable paste. Ah, that's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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