Buckles

Probably every button manufacturer also made buckles, often of the same colours, materials and designs. During times when  belts common on dresses and skirts, they were catering for the home-sewer who wanted matching buttons and buckles.

Technically, these are called slides, as they don’t have a prong. Early-mid 1950s.

Late 1960s-early 1970s. The buckle has been shrink-wrapped onto the card rather than sewn on as on the above card. Note the scoring on the card: this was for when it was used for selling buttons. If the buttons had shanks they could be pressed into the scored sections.

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