"Sweaty" Buttons...

 ... as Mike and Frank would say!  These buttons were especially dirty with a lot of broken buttons and crumbled sick buttons.  I had to work hard at the rescue, sometimes with a toothbrush, but there were treasures to be had and they cleaned up pretty nice.

 This is what I started with.  No complaints on the eBay seller - this is just the way I like to get them.  A real button box.

 Love, love those three glass balls.  They remind me of the claw-feet on vintage furniture.

 An amazing art-deco style green Lucite button with a black top. I am not really sure if this is Lucite or not.  Does anyone know if there was a transparent plastic earlier than Lucite?
I find Scout buttons from time to time but they are always plastic.  These are the first metal ones I have found.

Pretty MOP and those three red plastic buttons are a design I haven't seen before.  They are ball-shaped sew-through with two holes visible from the top and bottom.
I love the thrill of the hunt and clearly don't mind kissing a few frogs!