With the development of the times, buttons from the material to the shape and production process are becoming more and more colorful and beautiful, information shows that
Qing Dynasty clothing buttons, mostly copper small round buckles, large ones such as hazelnuts, small ones such as beans, folk more with plain surface, that is, the surface is smooth without lines, the court or the nobility are more with large copper buckles or copper gilt buckles, gold buckles, silver buckles. Buttons are often engraved or openwork carved with a variety of ornaments, such as dragon patterns, flying phoenix patterns and general patterns. Button nailing method also varies, there is a single row, double row or three rows of New.
After the Qianlong period, the button production process is becoming more and more sophisticated, clothing with buttons also become more sophisticated, with a variety of materials made of a variety of buttons have been marketed, light and strange, fighting for the strange, there are all kinds. For example, there are gold-plated buckle, silver-plated buckle, threaded buckle, burnt blue buckle, material buckle and so on. In addition, there are precious white jade Buddha hand buckle, wrapped gold pearl buckle, three set jadeite buckle, inlaid gold agate buckle and coral buckle, beeswax buckle, amber buckle, etc. There are even diamond buttons. Buttons are also richly decorated with a variety of patterns, such as flowers, birds and beasts, and even 12 zodiac signs, etc., can be said to have everything, a variety of.
Button materials are broadly divided into plastic (resin, plastic), metal buttons (copper, iron, alloy), natural (shell, wood, coconut shell, bamboo. Various materials to make buttons, the process is different. Some buttons look the same, even the industry people with their eyes may not be able to distinguish, so destroy, scrape the coat to be able to distinguish.
Buttons distinguish between plastic buttons and resin buttons, plastic buttons and resin buttons, plastic (including a variety of plastic) buttons are generally die-cast, so there will be a line on the side of the button, this fit line, some factories may remove the line in the subsequent processing, but its weight will be lighter than resin (of course, some special plastic will be heavy). Resin buttons are mechanically carved and then polished, so the surface is not full mold line, very smooth. But it is fragile, the surface is easy to scratch, put in boiling water will become soft.
How to distinguish between copper buttons and iron buttons? : copper and iron material buttons, this with a magnet to try to know, there is a hard object to scrape the surface plating layer, copper button face in the brass color (gold). Iron buckle is black, which is the color of the raw material.
How to determine to determine the alloy button? : alloy buckle is heavier, is die-cast, all mold lines, generally do grinding and polishing treatment, may not see, but it weighs a lot, is solid.
Post time: Mar-13-2023
