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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 100452" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>Info on buttons from the goldfields is very hard to find. There are some old historical 'clothing' essays floating about from the 1980s (they did one on old clay pipes as well). There are some general references in a few gold hunting and relic books (Ken Arnolds and Doug Stones books). There is a UK historical button website that is good - if you live in UK. No collections have ever turned up at any auction houses I can recall (there are some dealers who specialise in goldfield relic sales)</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are people who collect them as an aside to prospecting as they turn up all the time and can be interesting. As to value? I have no idea. Even the relic hunting forums have very little posted. Belt buckles are the same, no 'list' as such, but they can attract good $, especially sports related belt buckles from the goldfields - cricket and the like. Several Vic country Vic museums have collections of interest but usually on show as 'things'. I too would be interested, I especially like the ones with the place of manufacture - I have several that are from tailors in Maryborough Vic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 100452, member: 981"] Info on buttons from the goldfields is very hard to find. There are some old historical 'clothing' essays floating about from the 1980s (they did one on old clay pipes as well). There are some general references in a few gold hunting and relic books (Ken Arnolds and Doug Stones books). There is a UK historical button website that is good - if you live in UK. No collections have ever turned up at any auction houses I can recall (there are some dealers who specialise in goldfield relic sales) Yes, there are people who collect them as an aside to prospecting as they turn up all the time and can be interesting. As to value? I have no idea. Even the relic hunting forums have very little posted. Belt buckles are the same, no 'list' as such, but they can attract good $, especially sports related belt buckles from the goldfields - cricket and the like. Several Vic country Vic museums have collections of interest but usually on show as 'things'. I too would be interested, I especially like the ones with the place of manufacture - I have several that are from tailors in Maryborough Vic. [/QUOTE]
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