BOUNTIFUL BUTTONS SWIRLBACKS AND SALTEDS. PAPERWEIGHTS AND PLIQUE-A-JOURS. THEY ARE AMONG THOUSANDS OF BUTTONS BELONGING TO AN AVERILL PARK COLLECTOR.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | November 26, 1994 | Copyright

Byline: BARBARA DELANEY Staff writer

Button, button, who's got the button?

Ask Velma Bushell, and she's sure to say, ``I do.''

Bushell has cloth buttons, metal buttons, buttons made in Germany and buttons made in England, where the ditty was popularized by children at play.

``This one is made of glass,'' says the Averill Park resident, referring to a shiny, black button set before her.

Called a paperweight, the button is mounted on a rectangular piece ofcardboard, or ``tray,'' and features a background of black glass, adorned ...

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