Welcome

The goal of our Club is to provide opportunities to study buttons that are worth collecting, and share that knowledge as we come to appreciate their beauty and history. Collectable buttons include all buttons - antique, vintage, studio, uniform and military.

Meetings are held at 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month (except January) in the Fellowship Room of the Burwood Heights Uniting Church (A-frame) on the corner of Burwood Highway and Blackburn Road, Burwood East.  Off-street parking is available and Tram 75 stops at this corner. (Melways Ref. 61 K7)   If you are interested to find out more you are welcome to come along to a meeting.

 

A new button will be posted on the Home page once per month.
Click on the photo to enlarge.

 

 

BUT FIRST - A PICTORIAL REMINDER OF OUR ANNUAL DISPLAY AND SALES DAY, 'BUTTONFEST'.

(See all details at the bottom of the Events page)

People often comment on “button collecting” as a hobby, generally because they think of buttons as practical and ordinary.  If you think about the history of costume through the ages and what was worn by both rich and poor, the clothing had to have a means of keeping it together.  Fasteners varied in many different ways, and ranged from functional, to fabulous, expensive, and initially really a form of display at the higher end of society.  Below are pictures which give a very limited indication of variety.  The first photo shows an example of 18th Century buttons from an archaeological dig in Spain.  These are followed by other 18th Century buttons, 19th and 20th Century buttons.  If you are able to come along to our October Buttonfest you will see a large variety of “collectable” buttons and maybe understand why we collect buttons!

NEXT MEETING - Tuesday 8th September 2026

 (Meetings start at 8.00pm - arrive from 7.30pm). 

TOPIC - The Making of a Collection.
Visitors are always welcome to attend a monthly Club meeting.

Save the date:-  Our Melbourne BUTTONFEST will be held on Saturday OCTOBER 10th in the Hall of the A-Frame church, corner of Burwood Highway & Blackburn Road, Burwood East.  This is our annual public event. Full details can be found on the Events page.