buttons are part of the Luckcock Collection; over 500 buttons collected by James Luckcock; a jeweller and button maker in St Paul's Square; Birmingham in the 1780s. Dating from between around 1770 and 1830; they were made at a period when Birmingham buttons had an international reputation. The Luckcock Collection is almost entirely composed of buttons made to be worn on men's coats or waistcoats.; Social history; Manufacturers; Round; Birmingham history; Costume; Button; Haberdashery