Kew Historical Society Inc
6 buttons on green card, 1930s
... Victoria Button Collectors Club. Her button collection was featured as a primary display in the 'The Melbourne Story' exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, which opened in mid-2008. The Hearn Collection of locally made and international buttons is historically and aesthetically significant as it illustrates the textile and manufacturing history of button making. Sally Hearn Button Collections Official Catalogue Entry:
"Peter and George Gibaud were brush makers in Fitzroy, and Jeff and Sybil were “mad golfers ...
Sally Hearn (1932–2018) was a dedicated button collector and a prominent member of the Victoria Button Collectors Club. Her button collection was featured as a primary display in the 'The Melbourne Story' exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, which opened in mid-2008.The Hearn Collection of locally made and international buttons is historically and aesthetically significant as it illustrates the textile and manufacturing history of button making.This item consists of 6 buttons on green card, each being brown with faded golden depictions of two crossed golf clubs and a golf ball. Official Catalogue Entry:
"Peter and George Gibaud were brush makers in Fitzroy, and Jeff and Sybil were “mad golfers”."sally hearn, button collections