2017 AWARDS
FLORIDA STATE BUTTON SOCIETY
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Div. IX – Cl. 23-2, 20 Any – Backmarks Assorted. Look for assorted materials. Need not be
mounted on acetate, but label each backmark and materials. Nancy Fink $50-30-20
DIV I
2. Cl. 6-2.4 & 7-1.4, 42 Small – Black Glass and Clear and Colored Glass Swirlbacks. Must have
21 black glass and 21 clear and colored. Mount in 2 groups. Need not mount on acetate. N. Fl.
Button Club $5-3-2
3. Cl. 6-5.2 + 7-6.2, 20 Any - Black Glass with Glass and Clear/Colored Glass with Glass,
specialized to tingues. Look for a variety of body/flash colors as well as shapes. Gretchen
Gauthier $10-6-4
4. Cl. 7-1.4 + 7-4.13 + 7-4.14 + 7-7.7 – Small – Swirlbacks, Paperweights, Radiants, and Lacy
Glass. 10 from each class plus 2 of any of the above classes. Mount in groups as to class.
Maureen Grant $10-6-4
5. Cl. 7-7.9, Small – Victorians. Try for as many different colors, patterns, pictorials, and DF’s as
possible. Gretchen Gauthier $10-6-4
6. Cl. 20-4 and 20-20, 20 Any – Children and Stories, specialized to Children’s Stories. Must be
metal buttons. OME and DF allowed. . Limit of 3 fables and 3 Kate Greenaway. No balance
between classes required. Labelling not necessary but would be helpful to the judges. Beth
Tourtelotte $10-5-3
7. Cl. 23-8 – (15 Pairs) Medium – Small - Matching Pairs, specialized to Clear and Colored Glass
Victorians. Buttons in each pair may be same or different colors of glass, as long as other matching
pair rules are followed – see page 64 in Blue Book. No balance of matching or different colors
necessary. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3
DIV II
8. Cl. 1-11.3, 25 Any – Water Transportation, specialized to Steamships. Linda Wood $15-10-5
DIV III
9. Cl. 6-3.8 and 7-4.11, 25 Any – Black Glass and Clear and Colored Glass Moonglows, specialized
to those with pastes (including black). Label number of pastes and colors of moonglows. Bay Area
Button Club $10-5-3
10. Cl. 6-3.8 and 7-4.11, 15 Any – Black Glass and Clear and Colored Glass Moonglows,
specialized to those with stripes. Stripes must show on front but back/shank may also be striped.
Carol Lemieux $10-5-3
11. Cl 7-3, Small – Clear and colored glass, specialized to the color Red. No cranberry allowed.
Linda Gass $5-3-2
12. Cl. 7-4.11, Mixed – Moonglows. Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
13. Cl. 7-4.11, Mixed – Moonglows, specialized to all hues, tints, and shades of blue. Aqua
allowed. Linda Gass $5-3-2
14. Cl. 10-3, 25 Any – Pewter. 1 point for each different backmark – must be labelled. Nancy
Fink $10-6-4
15. Cl. 17-0 thru 20-24, 25 Any – Pictorials, specialized to things seen at a circus. No limit on
realistics. Label ‘things’. No balance between sections necessary. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3
DIV IV
16. Cl. 2-1, 8 Any – Buckles/clasps type. Look for assorted materials and types. Maryalice Ditzler
$5-3-2
17. Cl. 5-0, 6 Any – Costume Trimmings, specialized to Celluloid. Maryalice Ditzler in recognition
of Nancy Fink. $5-3-2
DIV VIIA and DIV VIIB JUNIORS
All ages of Juniors can enter ANY of the DIV. VIIA and DIV. VIIB awards.
18. Cl. 8-5.1 and 12-9.5, 20 Any – Set in metal and synthetic polymers with rhinestones/pastes.
Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
19. Cl.17-2, 15 Any - Birds. No limit on studios or realistics. Florida State Button Society $5-3-2
20. Cl. 18-11, 15 Any - Sports, game equipment. Remember, these are objects, no people allowed.
No limit on studios or realistics. Florida State Button Society $5-3-2
21. Cl. 20-17, 15 Any – Pastimes/games/sports. Buttons should depict people in action. Florida
State Button Society $5-3-2
22. Cl 23-10.3, 20 Any – Realistics, specialized to Travel. Be creative with your thinking. Florida
State Button Society $5-3-2
23. Creative Mounting. Let your imagination run wild but you must have at least 1 button on a
standard 9” X 12” card. Florida State Button Society $5-3-2
DIV IX
24. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5, 25 Any, Materials assorted, specialized to cut steel OME. Any amount of cut
steels okay. Look for different shapes and tints of cut steel. Other OME okay but no points given.
No studios allowed. Linda Rhodes $5-3-2
25. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5, 12 Large – Assorted Materials, specialized to buttons measuring at least 2
inches in any direction. Double shanked buttons must have shanks no more than 1” apart. Limit
of 3 realistics and 3 studio buttons. Sheila Brudno $15-10-5
26. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5, 20 Any – Assorted Materials, specialized to question marks. Question mark
need not be the focus but should be clearly visible. Multiple question marks allowed. Limit of 2
studio buttons. George Gauthier $10-6-4
27. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5, 20 Any – Assorted Materials, specialized to Pictorials of things seen at the
beach. No limit on realistics. 2 points. for each material. Linda Rhodes $5-3-2
28. Cl. 6-4.2.1, 25 Any – Black glass with Gold Luster. Maryalice Ditzler in recognition of Linda
Gass $5-3-2
29. Cl. 6-4.2.1 & 6-4.2.3, 25 Any – Black Glass Gold and Silver Lusters assorted, specialized to
BOTH Gold and Silver on same button. Other DF allowed. Any amount of gold and silver luster
OK. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
30. Cl 6-4.2.3, 25 Any – Black glass with Silver luster. Linda Gass $5-3-2
31. Cl. 6-5.4 + 7-6.5 + 8-1 + 8.2, 25 Any – Black glass and clear/colored glass and black glass
mounted in metal and clear/colored glass set in metal, specialized to precision inlay. Norma
Brown $7-5-3
32. Cl. 7-0, Medium – Clear and Colored Glass. Need not be labelled and mounted in order but
would be appreciated. Linda Gass $5-3-2
33. Cl. 7-3, Small – Clear and Colored Glass, specialized to the color yellow. All tints and shades,
but no amber. Linda Gass $5-3-2
34. Cl. 7-4.12, 30 Any – Overlay, specialized to sheath overlay – ribbon/thread only. No venetian
glass allowed. Same style but different colors of ribbon/thread okay. Sheila Brudno $15-10-5
35. Cl. 14-0, 25 Any – Wood. Must have at least one from each sub-class. Labelling required.
Norma Brown $7-5-3
36. Cl. 16-6, Various – Materials Summary, specialized to plant life. Gretchen Gauthier $10-6-4
37. Cl. 17-0, 20 Any – Animals Assorted. Each bolded sub-class must be represented by at least 2
buttons. Look for assorted materials. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
38. Cl. 17-0 thru 20-24, 20 Any – Pictorials, specialized to nouns that start with the letter F. To
commemorate the State of Florida. No limit on realistics. Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
39. Cl. 17-0 thru 20-24 + 22-1, 25 Any – Pictorials and Patterns, specialized to vegetable ivory. 5
from each class. Mount by section. Labeling helpful. Identify studio makers if known. Maureen
Grant $10-6-4
40. Cl. 17-0 thru 20-24, 25 Any – Pictorials, specialized to things found at a flea market. Look for
different materials. No 18th C. Label ‘things’ and materials. No limit on realistics. Marylou
Woolley $10-5-3
41. Cl. 17-0 + 18-0 + 20-0, 20 Any – Pictorials, specialized to buttons having to do with Mail.
‘The Mail Must Go Through’. May include one Div II button, but not necessary. Anything goes,
be creative – think about USPO, Western Union, E-mail, etc. Label your creativeness! All subject
matter okay as long as associated with mail. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3
42. Cl. 17 + 20-23, 20 Any – Animals and Women, specialized to Mothers with Baby/Child on the
same button. No men or teenagers allowed. Judges will assume all adult animals are female. Janice
Marks $5-3-2
43. Cl. 17-4-3 and 22-1.2.3, 20 Any – Insects, specialized to Bees and Hearts (Bee My Valentine).
Bees can have one set of wings if they look like a bee. Pam Davis $10-5-3
44. Cl. 17-6, 25 Any – Reptiles, specialized to Turtles/Tortoises. No limit on studios or realistics.
Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
45. Cl. 18-0, 25 Any – Objects Assorted. Each bolded sub-class must be represented by at least 2
buttons. Look for Assorted Materials. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
46. Cl. 18-0, 25 Any – Objects, specialized to things with a handle that are carried/held/used with
one hand. Handle must be depicted. No limit on realistics. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3
47. Cl. 18-6.2, 25 Any – Fans. No limit on realistics. Linda Rhodes $5-3-2
48. Cl. 18-9 + 20-14, 22-2.5, 25 Any – Musical Instruments, Musicians with Instruments, Unlisted
Patterns, specialized to symbols related to music. No balance necessary. No limit on realistics.
Gulf Breeze Button Club $5-3-2
49. Cl. 20-10, 20 Any – Heads, specialized to strange and unusual faces. Limited to shoulders and
up. No limit on realistics. No animals allowed. Linda Rhodes $5-3-2
50. Cl. 20-10, 25 Any – Heads, specialized to women’s heads wearing hats. No other headgear
allowed. Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
51. Cl. 20-14, 25 Any – Musicians (human) with Instruments. Materials not important. North
Florida Button Club $5-3-2
52. Cl. 20-18, 20 Any – People, specialized to Occupations. Label occupation. Sue Moncrieff
$25-10-5
53. Cl. 20-19, 25 Any – Religious, specialized to Joan of Arc. Bay Area Button Club $10-5-3
54. Cl. 22-1.1.1, 20 Any – Plaid. Nancy Fink $5-3-2
55. Cl. 22-1.3.3, 25 Any – 4-Sided Figures, specialized to square designs on round buttons.
Modified squares allowed. Linda Wood $5-3-2