Ellaraine Lockie

Ellaraine Lockie has compiled what has to be the most complete assemblage of button-related trivia anywhere. The book, All Because of a Button – Folklore, Fact and Fiction, was released in 2000 by the same publisher that handles the Big Book of Buttons. Unlike most “button books” this one does not include color pictures of buttons past and present. It creates pictures in your mind by relating an eclectic mix of humorous, hmm-inducing and heart-breaking stories all related to buttons and button collecting.
Buttons are everywhere - buttons that save lives, buttons that can’t be thrown away, buttons that sell products, buttons that go to war, buttons that hold clothes together and buttons that don’t, buttons that keep secrets and buttons that give them away, buttons that are bought, sold, traded, gifted and stolen! Historical references run from the ancient Egyptians to current literature.
Speaking of going down rabbit holes… The book quotes William Paul Bricker in his Complete Book of Collecting Hobbies: “Either build an addition onto your house or don’t go into the button business. It’s like raising rabbits.” Truer words were never written. When you need a bit of a break from collecting the buttons, read this book and start collecting button stories. You won’t be sorry.… (meer)