FLORIDA STATE BUTTON SOCIETY
2016 AWARDS
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
1. Div. IX – Cl. 9-0, 25 Any - Horn, specialized to Pictorials. Alethe Allen $50-30-20
DIV I
2. Cl. 6-0, Medium – Black Glass Assorted. Label and mount in class order. Western North
Carolina Button Club in memory of Paul Rice. $15-10-5
3. Cl. 6-2.2 + 6-2.4 + 7-1.2 + 7-1.4, Small – Black glass and Clear and Colored Glass Rosette
Shank and Swirlback Back Types. Must have 10 black glass and 10 clear/colored glass from each
class plus 2 glass buttons of any of the above classes. Not necessary to mount with elastic or on
acetate, but mount in groups that are labeled as to back type. Extra 2 buttons should be mounted
last. Look for different construction, DF, mechanical makeup, surface designs, OME’s, shapes,
and pictorial sections. Maureen Grant in honor of all my Florida button Friends $15-10-5
4. Cl. 7-7.7, Small – Lacy Glass. Maureen Grant in recognition of Deb Chrowl. $15-10-5
5. Cl. 9-0, 20 Any – Horn Assorted. Gretchen and George Gauthier $10-6-4
6. Cl. 10-0, 20 Med/Lg. Metals Assorted. Try to cover as many subsections as possible. Label
metal. Sheila Brudno in honor of Nancy Fink. $12-8-5
7. Cl. 10-5.6, Small – Steel Cups. Labeling helpful but not required. Maureen Grant, in memory
of my mentor, Irma Vajda. $15-10-5
8. Cl. 11-6.1, 20 Med and/or Large – Shell Backgrounds. Label anything of significance. Sheila
Brudno in honor of Maggie Johnson $12-8-5
DIV III
9. Cl. 6-5.3.1 + 7-6.3.1, 25 Any – Bimini/Bimini-Like. No balance between bimini and bimini-like.
Alethe Allen $25-15-10
10. Cl. 6-3.8, 25 Any – Black Glass Moonglows. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
11. Cl. 7-4.11, 25 Any - Moonglows, specialized to Aqua (blue-green). Bay Area Button Club $105-3
12. Cl. 7-5.4.1, 25 Any – Painted Backs. Maryalice Ditzler in recognition of Linda Gass for all of
her great programs at CFBC. $5-3-2
13. Cl. 12-1, 25 Any – Thermoset Synthetic Polymers, specialized to Artids. Bay Area Button Club
$10-5-3
DIV IV
14. Cl. 9-2, 20 Any – Snapettes. Kelly Provost. $5-3-2
DIV VIIA and DIV VIIB JUNIORS
All ages of Juniors can enter ANY of the DIV. VIIA and DIV. VIIB awards.
15. Cl. 17-0, 15 Any - Animals Assorted, specialized to Animals Found in Florida. FSBS $5-3-2
16. Cl. 23-10-3, 15 Any – Realistics. Try for an assortment of materials. FSBS $5-3-2
17. Cl. 17+18+20, 15 Any – Pictorials, specialized to Things in the Sky. Item may not be attached
to the ground. No limit on realistics. FSBS $5-3-2
18. Creative Mounting. Let your imagination run wild but you must have at least 1 button on a
standard 9” X 12” card. FSBS $5-3-2
DIV IX
19. Cl. 1-0, 12 - 2”+ - Celluloid Assorted, specialized to buttons 2” or larger. Nancy Fink $10-64
20. Cl. 23-10.3, 25 Any – Realistics, specialized to Celluloid. Alethe Allen $25-15-10
21. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5, 25 Any. Materials Assorted, specialized to 5 buttons representing each letter
in B-I-N-G-O for a total of 25 buttons. Label how button relates to each letter. Ex. B-backmark,
I-inlay, N-number, G-green, O-owl. Anything goes here. This is NOT your typical ‘noun’ award
as word does not need to be a noun. Be creative. Entrants encouraged to mount tray as a ‘Bingo
Card’ with 5 buttons down vertically and 5 across. In recognition of Helen Acker who bought the
Button Bingo game at National and Charlotte Alves who thought of the award. $5-3-2
22. Cl. 1-4, 25 Any – Celluloid, Sheet Assorted. Try for at least 3 from each sub-section. Labeling
would be helpful. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
23. Cl. 2-0, 20 Any – Ceramics Assorted. Brockman & Jacobson $10-6-4
24. Cl. 2-3, Various – Satsuma, specialized to people. Maryalice Ditzler in recognition of Nancy
Fink. $5-3-2
25. Cl. 3-1, 25 Any – China, Back Types Assorted. Must have at least 3 from each subclass.
Labeling would be helpful. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
26. Cl. 4-0, 25 Any – Enamels Assorted. North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
27. Cl. 6-0, 25 Any – Black Glass Assorted. Must have at least 3 in each ‘bolded’ subclass.
Labeling is required. Mounting in order is not required but would be helpful to judges. North
Florida Button Club $5-3-2
28. Cl. 7-2, 25 Any – Clear Colorless Glass, specialized to ONLY Gold, Silver, or Gold and Silver
Luster. No other DF allowed. Linda Gass $5-3-2
29. Cl. 7-3, Medium – Clear and Colored Glass, Colors Assorted, specialized to 10 Red, 10 White,
and 10 Blue. Other colors/df allowed as long as base of button is red, white, or blue. Central
Florida Button Club in recognition of our Servicemen and Servicewomen. $5-3-2
30. Cl. 8-0, 25 Any – Glass Mounted in/on Metal Assorted. Alethe Allen $25-15-10
31. Cl. 8-5, Various – Imitation Gemstones. Different colors, including white, clear and black,
combinations of colors and imitation gemstone shapes are primary. Overall button shape is
secondary. See Pages 43-44 of Blue Book. No studio buttons. Gretchen and George Gauthier
$10-6-4
32. Cl. 10-13.5, 25 Any – Twinkles. Central Florida Button Club in memory of Jane Beck. $5-3-2
33. Cl. 11-0, Various – Shell. Gary Brockman and John Jacobson. $10-6-4
34. Cl. 14-0, 25 Any – Wood, specialized to Painted Pictorials. Linda Gass $5-3-2
35. Cl. 17-2.3. 20 Any – Peacocks. Try to cover as many material classes as possible. Limit of 6
studios. Joyce Covert $10-6-4
36. Cl. 17-2.4, 20 Any – Wading, water birds, specialized to Swans. Nancy Fink $10-6-4
37. Cl. 17-4, 20 Any – Invertebrates Assorted, Specialized to 5 spiders, 5 flies, 5 ladybugs, and 5
bees. Only 3 studios allowed. No limit on realistics. Linda Rhodes $5-3-2
38. Cl. 17-5, 15 Any – Mammals Assorted, Specialized to Monkeys. No clothing, no human
activity, no toys, no organ grinder. No limit on realistics. Joyce Covert $8-4-3
39. Cl. 17-5 and 18-9, 20 Any – Mammals and Musical Instruments, specialized to Pigs and Fiddles
(violins). No balance necessary and no limit on realistics. Tennessee is known for its country ham
and fiddlers. Linda Rhodes representing Tennessee State Button Society $10-6-4
40. Cl. 17-5.1, 25 Any – Cats (domestic). North Florida Button Club $5-3-2
41. Cl. 17+18+20, 25 Any – Pictorial’s, specialized to Things in the Sky. Item may not be attached
to the ground. No limit on realistics. Kelly Provost $5-3-2
42. Cl. 18-5, 20 Any – Claws, Feet, Hands, Hoofs, Paws. Includes foot, paw and hoof prints. No
balance necessary but 5 extra points if each category is represented. No limit on realistics. Linda
Rhodes $5-3-2
43. Cl. 18-5 + 18-12, 20 Any – Claws, Feet, Hands, Hoofs, Paws and Unlisted, specialized to all
HUMAN Body Parts except whole heads (they belong in Section 20). No limit on realistics. No
more than 7 studios allowed. Label materials. Sheila Brudno in honor of Maryalice Ditzler $12-85
44. Cl. 18-12, 25 any – Unlisted objects, specialized to Snow People. Look for variety of materials
and types of snow people such as snowmen, snowwomen, snowchildren. No studio limit. North
Country Button Club of NY $8-4-3
45. Cl. 19-1, 25 Any – Cattails. Must have at least 10 small size. Smalls cannot be studios. Any
amount of cattails okay and cattails do not need to be main focus. Bay Area Button Club $10-6-4
46. Cl. 19-2, 20 Any – Flowers assorted, specialized to identifiable flowers. Label flower.
Bay Area Button Club $10-6-4
47. Cl. 19-6 & 19-7.1, 25 Any – Leaves and Acorns. No balance necessary. No limit on realistics.
Bay Area Button Club $10-6-4
48. Cl. 20-1 + 20-5 + 20-7 + 20-10, 42 Small – Architectural Structures and/or Scenes, Cupids
Cherubs, Fabulous creatures, Heads. Must have 10 buttons from each class and 2 free choice from
above classes. No studios. Sharon Braund $10-5-3
49. Cl. 20-7 + 20-15, Medium-Large – Fabulous creatures, Mythological. Must have 10 buttons
from each class and 4 free choice from above classes. No studios. Sharon Braund in honor of my
hero, Sherrie Alverson $10-5-3
50. Cl. 20-5 + 20-19, 20 Any – Other Pictorials, specialized to Cherubs and Angels. Angels must
have wings and/or a halo. No balance required. Central Florida Button Club $5-3-2
51. Cl. 20-18, 25 Any – People, specialized to Native North American Indians. No limit on
studios. Sue Moncrieff $5-3-2
52. Cl. 20-22.1, 25 Any – Human Transportation, specialized to Bicycles. Central Florida Button
Club. $5-3-2
53. Cl. 20-22.1 + 20-22.1.1, 25 Any – Human Transportation, specialized to 8 in/on water, 8 in air,
8 on land and 1 free choice of above. Central Florida Button Club. $5-3-2
54. Cl. 22-1, 25 Any – Patterns Assorted. Label pattern. Need not be mounted in class order but
would be helpful to judges. Maryalice Ditzler in recognition of Alethe Allen. $5-3-2
55. Cl. 17-0 thru 20-24, 25 Any – Pictorials representing Canada’s National, Provincial, and
Territorial Unofficial and Official Symbols. Examples: Unofficial – totem poles, igloos, maple
syrup, snow shoes, etc. and Official - maple leaf, Queen Elizabeth, beaver, Canada goose, trillium,
etc. 2 extra points for each ‘official’ bird/symbol/flower/animal etc. representing each of the 10
Provinces/3 Territories/Nation. Label, label, label. Div. II buttons okay here. Google and
Wikipedia are great references for this award. Janice Marks in memory of a great Canadian artist,
John Gooderham. $5-3-2
56. Cl. 23-1.6 – 25 Any – Wood Backgrounds Assorted, specialized to mounted in metal. Alethe
Allen $25-15-10
57. Cl. 23-4, 15 Any – Borders Assorted, specialized to Handkerchief Corners. May include other
material backgrounds and OME. Sue Moncrieff $5-3-2
58. Cl. 23-10.2.2, 25 Any – Linear Squares. No modified squares allowed. Nancy Fink $10-6-4
59. Cl. 23-8, 14 Large/14 Small – Matching Pairs. See Page 63. Tamiami Trail Button Club for all
the wonderful memories while collecting buttons. $8-5-2
60. Cl. 27-5, 10 Pairs Any Size Combination – Related Pairs, specialized to two non-identical
buttons that MAY or MAY NOT have been designed and marketed as such, but are usually
thought of in relation to each other. Ex.: peanut butter and jelly – one could be a studio button
and the other a snap together. No limit on realistics. Pair may be part of a larger set or series.
Label relationship. Linda Gass $5-3-2