Summer Button Sale

Crafters, button collectors, and anyone interested in learning about the hobby of button collecting will have a rare opportunity on July 11, 2026.  The Zane Trace Button Club will host the Buckeye State Button Society’s “Summer Button Sale” in the meeting room at the Warther Museum, 331 Karl Ave., Dover, OH 44622, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.   Admission is free to the button sale, which may be accessed from the museum’s gift shop. Lunch will be available for purchase. Thousands of antique and vintage buttons for crafting or for collecting will be displayed and for sale.   This event will enhance a visit to Frieda Warther’s “Button House,” which displays much of the button collection of the wife of Mooney Warther, whose carvings can be seen in the adjacent museum with paid admission. Free to view, Frieda Warther’s buttons, arranged in geometric patterns on huge panels that line the interior of the “Button House,” showcase the official international hobby that has existed in the United States since 1938.  Visitors can marvel at the wonderful variety of buttons that have been made to fasten and adorn our clothing. At the button sale, crafters will find inspiration for projects.  Collectors can add to their existing collection, and those who want to know more about the hobby of button collecting can learn how to begin. For more information on buttons, visit ohiobuttons.org, nationalbuttonsociety.org, or worldbuttonassociation.org