Buttons (8), mounted on card, casein turned & milled, General Plastics Limited. Card marked, "Article 3834 / Size 36 45". The buttons are labelled with their colour/dyelot? numbers: 1171, two buttons mounted on fabric, mounted on card, this section cut out from the main card, with "86/1577-2" on the back in black pen. The other buttons are mounted directly on the main card: 9, 555, 4009, 3251, 3913, 694.

Plastics manufacturer based in Sydney. One article from trove mentions they specifically make buttons.

General Plastics Ltd

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

H5052-1 Button sample card (1 of 17), part of collection, casein / cardboard / textile, made by General Plastics Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1950

Buttons

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POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

Button sample card

Object No. H5052-1

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