Button Collectors across New York State descended at the Double Tree Inn in Binghamton, April 12 – 14 for the New York State Button Show and Awards. The theme of the show was based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called “The Children’s Hour.”
Events included button dealers from across the nation selling buttons, a display of buttons representing the show theme, a button auction, judging of the competitive button trays, a Junior button collectors workshop, a guest presentation by Juanita Leisch on children’s photos and clothing during the Civil War, the Sunday morning member breakfast buffet where competitive tray awards were announced, the NY State Button Society officers were elected and the gift of a state button was handed out.
After breakfast the Showroom re-opened for a final time, raffle winning tickets drawn, and the close of another well attended, organized and fun show.
Below are photos from the showroom floor. More picture to come.
NYSBS 2019 Award Winners
| Div I 1 Children – Metal Only • 1st Nancy Boyer • 2nd Bea Taran Div VII-A Junior Jrs (ages 6-12) 2 Animals – Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals* • 1st Chloe Fietze • 2nd Sarah Carney • 3rd Esme Hougaboom • Teigan Iles • Sophia Sawyer Junior Jrs (ages 6-12) 3 Things You Find in a Sewing Room* • 1st Chloe Fietze • 2nd Sarah Carney • 3rd Audry DeWit • Liam Fietze • Teigan Iles • Esme Hougaboom • Sophia Sawyer Div VII-B Intermediate Juniors (ages 13- 17) 4 Animals – Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals • 1st Hannah Carney • 2nd Brooke Seifert 5 Things You Find in a Sewing Room • 1st Hannah Carney • 2nd Brooke Seifert 6 Hearts • 1st Hannah Carney • 2nd Brooke Seifert Div IX 7 Celluloid Wafers • 1st Beverly Hesse • 2nd Susan Reding • Nancy Breslawski 8 China Assorted Merit Cathy Parke 9 Black Glass Assorted Merit Beverly Hesse 10 Pictorials That Spell Out “The Children’s Hour” Merit Beverly Hesse 11 Birds Assorted • 1st Nancy Breslawski • 2nd Susan Reding • 3rd Art Baur |
12 Reptiles – Turtles and Tortoises • 1st Susan Reding 13 Reptiles – Turtles • 1st Diana Koczon • 2nd Rita Barss • 3rd June Kosier 14 Anchors • 1st Cheryl Roach • 2nd Deborah Hendrickson 15 Buckles Merit Deborah Hendrickson 16 Pears Merit Elaine Baur 17 Castles and Towers Merit June Kosier 18 Women Specialized to Heads • 1st Pam Vasilow • 2nd Lea Mastriani • 3rd Monica Koczon 19 Club Award: Ball Shaped Buttons • 1st Mohawk Valley Button Club • 2nd Rochester Button Society • 3rd Half Moon Button Club 20 Squares (including modified) • 1st Pam Vasilow • 2nd Elaine Baur • 3rd Norma Brown 21 Senior Creative Award: “The Children’s Hour” • 1st Nancy Breslawski • 2nd Mary Ann Spychalski • 3rd Deborah Hendrickson 22 Junior Jrs (ages 6 -12) Creative Award*: “The Children’s Hour” • 1st Chloe Fietze • 2nd Liam Fietze • 3rd Sarah Carney • Audry DeWit • Esme Hougaboom • Teigan Iles • Sophia Sawyer 23 Intermediate Juniors (ages 13-17) Creative Award: “The Children’s Hour” • 1st Brooke Seifert |