BUTTONS IN THE BASEMENT

I went to Todmorden secondhand market  near Halifax, Burnley and Rochdale in the UK with friends today.  

As we wondered round the market in the rain I spotted a box under a stall that was full of these goodies .....

When the story unfolded about where they had come from we were all hooked.

They had been found in the basement of what once was a high class tailors on Regent Street, Ardwick Green, Salford named Lieberman's. Joanne the lovely owner of the market stall told us how the buttons date from the early 1900's and others that were found may have been featured, along with a shop bag from Lieberman's, in the Manchester Museum.

Joanne gave me these buttons which had been left open to the elements in the basement and eroded into these fantastic textured pieces.  They are a great find for me to add to some of my art work and I will be sharing them with my friend Gemma Thorpe who works with coastal themes.

 I had a lovely time sorting through them.

I'm looking forward to working with them.

 If you are interested in knowing more or purchasing some of Joanne's buttons she is available on

Tel. 01484 769507 or email her at victorianrooms@hotmail.com

or call and see her on the outside market on Thursday at Todmorden.

I hope you have enjoyed my find
Lynn Holland
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