24L Set of Five 1930-40s Opaque White Celluloid Two-Hole Buttons, 5/8"

Set of five 1930s to 1940s vintage white celluloid, two-hole sew-through buttons.

Era: 1930s -1940s
Quantity: 5
Size: small
Measure approximately: 24L, 24 lignes, 15.2 mm, 19/32" (close to 5/8")
Attachment: Two-hole.

Color: Opaque white.

Material: Celluloid, considered the first widely used plastic, was introduced commercially around 1880. It became especially popular for buttons, jewelry, and decorative items from the 1920s through the 1940s. Because celluloid is highly flammable, its use declined after the 1950s in favor of safer, modern plastics.

Origin: United States

Uses: Popular for home sewing feed sack dresses, lightweight coats and jackets, and ready-to-wear fashion, these buttons reflect interwar and WW2 era U.S. manufacturing in celluloid, the first widely used plastic.

Condition: Excellent.

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