Burnley & Trowbridge Co.

Button forms pinned thru with a brass or silver shank to create a button loop are found on 18th as well as 19th century clothing.  They can be covered or left plain.  We have seen examples of originals as well as a waistcoat that survives with horn pin shank buttons in a private collection.  They can also be found in various forms on leather breeches.  In 1734 a runaway in Philadelphia was described wearing a pair of plush breeches with "Horn buttons turn'd round and tip'd with silver".  

• These sturdy buttons covered will work well for any project, especially broadcloth where the buttons can be put on by piercing the cloth and cording.