SPRING COMPETITION

PA Button Society - Spring 2023 Awards 

DIV IV - - Related Specialties.

1. Cl. 3-2.  20 Any.  Shoe Button Covers.   20 covers, including both singles and pairs.  Assorted Materials.   Red Rose Button Society.  $10, 6, 4.

DIV IX - - Age not considered – includes buttons eligible in Div. I and/or Div. III, regardless of age.  No age balance is implied; may include all modern or all old unless specified otherwise in the award.  Div. II buttons are allowed unless excluded by the award.

2. Cl. 1-0 thru 15-5.  20 Any. Songs of the 1920s. Assorted Materials. Must Label Song.  Susquehanna Button Club.  $10, 6, 4.   This is an assorted Materials award, please label the material.

3. Cl. 20-1.  25 Any.  Architectural structures and/or scenes limited to Lighthouses. No limit on realistics and Studios.  PA Dutch Button Club.  $10, 6, 4.  Please label any identifiable lighthouses.

4. Cl. 17-2.  20 Any.  Birds.  No limit on realistics and Studios.  Alpha and Omega Button Club.  $10, 6, 4.  Please label any identifiable birds.

5. Cl. 6-0 & 7-0.  25 Any.  Clear and Colored Glass and Black Glass specialized to Art Deco.  No Balance required.   Star Button Club.  $10, 6, 4.   Look for a variety of Art Deco patterns, and shapes and colors.

Novice Award – for those who have won 3 or less ribbons at PSBS competitions. 

6. Cl.  17.1 thru 20-24.  20 Any.  5 buttons from each of the 4 pictorial sections.  No Limit on studios or realistics.  Awards Chairman.  $10, 6, 4.   Label each button with the class number that it represents. 

Try to include as many different materials, decorative finishes (DF) and other material embellishment (OME) as possible. Look for a sew-thru, multiples, shapes and a usage button. Label a backmark. 

President’s Award

7. Cl. 17-5.4.  25 Any.  Dogs (domestic).   Karen Finkbiner.  $15, 10, 5.  Please label any identifiable breed.

Mount as you please/Popular Vote

8.  “Remind me of the Roaring 20s”.    Star Button Club.  $10, 6, 4.

MOLLY PITCHER MEMORIAL AWARDS 

If you have won 1st place as an individual, you cannot participate in the next 2 competitions.

If you have won 1st place as a club, you cannot participate in the next competition.

CLUB AWARD

9. DIV IX.  Cl. 26-5.  Various.  Complete Summary.  Label and mount in class order.  No limit on Studios or Realistics.  $50, 30, 20.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD

10. DIV IX.  Cl 6-0.  25 Any.  Black Glass Assorted.  Label and mount in class order.   $50, 30, 20.

Be sure to read the Blue book appendix for the class you are entering. Remember to label back marks, look for shapes, and different back types (i.e., a sew through), usage, multiples, and assorted materials if appropriate to the award.