BUTTONS INFORMATION
Internal codification and comprehensive chart for lining / mm correspondance
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Our codification for buttons

Our buttons' names are made of 3 elements --------------------------------------- K + composition code + button type code --------------------------------------- List of our composition codes : --------------------------------------- B.......Wooden Buttons C.......Combined Buttons (with 2 or more different material) G.......Galalith Buttons (casein based) M.......Metalized Buttons N.......Nylon Buttons P.......Polyester Buttons S.......Shell Buttons Z.......Zamac Buttons Button types : --------------------------------------- 2.......2-holes Button (upper left on the diagram) 4.......4-holes Button (upper right on the diagram) Q.......Shank Button (lower left on the diagram) --------------------------------------- A reference such as KP2 for instance stands for a Polyester Button with 2 holes. KGQ, a Galalith Shank Button, etc etc. --------------------------------------- We do have as well Snap Buttons that are simply codified "KPR" (lower right image on the diagram)

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Buttons Size Charts

Ligne (from the French for line) is the traditional unit for measuring buttons. In fact it was first used by button manufacturer’s way back in the 9th century. It’s still in standard use today. You can use this button size chart to convert ligne to millimeters to inches. So it’s great for whatever unit of measurement you want to use.