I like how this button is aging. I've been fond of raw copper for a long time and never really was a fan of brass, but I've really started appreciating raw brass buttons recently.

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1930s Snag Proof buckle back jeans
Taking a look at the buttons. Incredibly, the chalk marking where to attach the fly buttons is still clearly visible after 80 years!
The fly buttons, top button, and suspender buttons are all unmarked "donut" buttons.
Various types of donut buttons exist, but these are my favorite type. The two-prong stud catches an S wire sitting in the base of the button to securely hold the button in place.
Both the studs and the buttons are made of iron, and therefore stick to a magnet as shown in the last pic.

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Three-star iron buttons. I've had these for about 20 years and have enough left for maybe another 20 years!

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The hardware on a pair I made in 1998. The iron buckle and copper rivet burrs are self-made. I've been wearing this pair off and on for 23 years. There's no substitute for time!

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S-111. The top button is starting to show some corrosion on the inside.
Iron button from @kenji (http://www.citronjeans.com)

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S-111. Iron buttons, already showing some corrosion.

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