{"id":391,"date":"2015-05-17T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/17\/buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-3-2\/"},"modified":"2015-05-17T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T21:32:00","slug":"buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/buttons-toggles-and-frogs-part-3-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Buttons, Toggles and Frogs – Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nIn the past two blogs we examined buttons, but by no means
\nbegan to cover every type nor style nor material from which they are
\nmanufactured.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nToday we look at a cousin of buttons, the toggle
\nfastener.  If you ever owned a woolen
\njacket perhaps the closure was one as in the photo below.  The button is affixed to one side of the
\nfront of the garment by a shank back. 
\nThe other part of the closure is a loop and is sewn on the opposite
\nside.  The loop may be heavy thread or
\neven leather if extra strength is required. 
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\nThe advantage of using a toggle closure is the absence of a
\nbuttonhole.  Clothes of heavy material
\nand heavy wear require a closure that would not fray nor distort the
\nbutoinhole.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIf you think of Paddington Bear ( Children\u2019s literature) he
\nis usually wearing Wellington Boots (Wellies) and a rain hat and coat.  The raincoat is fastened with two toggle
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\nAlthough toggles can be made of many materials, today they are usually made of wood, in a barrel-shape.  Note the metal shank on the back for affixing them to the garment.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIn the above photo, note the two Catalin buttons from a
\nwoman\u2019s fur coat (top left). Naturally, there
\nwould be no buttonholes cut into the fur material.  Perhaps for closure, instead of thread loops there might have
\nbeen a large metal \u201coverlap\u201d hook that fit into the long metal rod-like shank.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThese Catalin buttons are often mislabeled as Bakelite or
\ncelluloid.  Celluloid is a tough thermoplastic
\ncompound, which was used to replace ivory. 
\nIt was easily shaped and used for dressing table sets, dolls, picture
\nframes, buttons and buckles. 
\nUnfortunately it was flammable and was, subsequently, replaced by
\nBakelite and Catalin.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nActually, Bakelite was manufactured in only two colors:
\nblack and brown.  It was used for
\nappliances such as radios and pot handles because it did not melt.  When we refer to  Bakelite  colorful buttons
\nand jewelry they were  actually made of
\nCatalin, which was produced in a glorious rainbow of colors.  These buttons are in great demand and
\nusually fetch a goodly price.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Toggles In the past two blogs we examined buttons, but by no means began to cover every type nor style nor material from which they are manufactured. Today we look at a cousin of buttons, the toggle fastener.  If you ever owned a woolen jacket perhaps the closure was one as in the photo below. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}