Antique Style Metal Buttons with a rear shank for fixing. These buttons feature a bold raised ridge design across the centre, giving them a distinctive vintage appearance. The aged brass finish enhances their traditional character, making them ideal for garments such as coats, jackets, and blazers. Sturdy in construction yet refined in detail, the shank fastening ensures a secure hold while keeping the front surface smooth and decorative. Perfect for tailoring, period costumes, or craft projects where an authentic antique look is desired.

Available in two sizes only – 23mm (36L) and 28mm (44L)

These antique style Metal Buttons are ideal for jackets, blazers, knitwear and costumes but are suitable for all craft, sewing and knitting projects.

The actual color of the button may vary slightly from what you see on your screen. This is due to differences in display settings, monitor calibration, lighting conditions, and graphics hardware. We do our best to ensure accurate color representation in our photos.

We sell a variety of brass shank buttons

Helpful Tips

To determine the correct button size, measure the largest outer diameter from one edge to the other. For domed buttons, it is often easier to measure across the flat back for a more accurate reading.

Standard button sizes. If you’re creating a classic garment, there may be a standard size for the buttons you include. For instance, the average button size for a man’s shirt will have 13L (8mm) buttons on the collar, 16L (10mm) on the cuffs and 16L (10mm) to 20L (12.5mm) on the button placket. Men’s suits usually have a 24L (15mm) button on the jacket cuff and trouser and 32L (20mm) buttons to fasten the jacket.

Buttonhole size. As a general rule, buttonholes should be 3mm bigger than the button diameter.

Tutorial. Sewing buttons is very easy once you get the hang of it. It’s a very useful skill to possess, as buttons do fall off. This is a useful tutorial which shows how to sew a shank button