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Nov.-Dec., 1965 NATIONAL BUTION BULLETIN 279
sions. Any back or top treatment can be used unless excluded by a letter after
the number of the prize.
Suppose you are setting up a tray of Black Glass, AnirnaJs. If it is entered in
Sec. 4, Class 80, your first consideration is all types of bla.k glass, but if it is set
up in Sec. 12, A. 20O, Animal Life, black gl+q< (it would require a lett€r because
timited to the use of black glass) your flrst requirement is aU the different, types
of a,nimaJs you ca.n find. In ottrer words, duplicating in the flrst, instance would
not down grade as much as in the second. Now this is true all throryh the
Classes, unless ttrere are restrioCions, such as all-black, all-painted, or all
certain lusters, etc. If you are doing Sec. ?-A, Class 146, Celluloid (including
ivoroid) you will flnd that ivoroid needs a support, so it is set in metal, on wood-,
horn, or some other ma.terial. There axe only two ivoroids ttrat I know having
escutcheons, thus making it-th€ ivoroid-a background. There are simila.r
make-ups in pearl (Eiffel Tower), wood (several heads), vegetabl,e ivory (head),
otc. These buttons are accepted in their own classifications as ivoroid, pearl,
wood, and vegetable ivory, so ttrey should be included in any t,ray calling for
their ma,teriaJs. Don't forget that ?-A calls for all materials (Cl. 1b0). The
ivoroids with helmet and fabulous animal escutcheons should be accepted on a
tray of ivoroids as well as on a background tray.
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now come to Pictorial Designs, and I'm sure you can distinguish between
animal,s, plant Iife, objects, people and scenes. It is most importa;nt, however, to
know where to put Fables and Stories which belong in Sec. 15, Misce[aneous
Pictorial. Buttons suctr as "Puss-in-Boots", "Fox and Crow", "Chicken Litile",
'Little Rcd l{en", etc., which would seem to belong in Sec. 12, because they depict
animals, may be used in ttre Animal Section only in those classes where their
ov/n kinds are permitted-"Prl.s.s in Boots" in the cat class; "Henny Penny" in
bird class; "Fox a^nd Crow" on a card of foxes, but none of these can be used on
a oard of "Animal Life, assorted". If, however, the story or fable such as
"Chicken Little" or "Little Rod Hen" is needed to complete a bird card, it may
be used but, it is a poor choice and will deflnitely down grade your tray. There
axe quite a few more in this cat€gory, so it wiU pay you to look thern up and
m"ake your cla.ss choice, keeping in mind ttre rules and regulations for a^ny
limitations or specifi.c treatment.
There is no problem when your chosen class designates metal, glass, inlay,
porcelain, etc., but if no material Section is designated, then be sure to select
yorrr subject matter, whatver ii is, from all the eleven Sections and the ones in
Section ?-A and ?-B, and any available in "unlisted". Your subject matter is of
prime importance here rather than the material. So s€lect the rarest animals,
the raJest floEers or plants, the rarest objects, or the rarest subjects from
Misc,erllaneous Pictorial. If any of these can be found in a rare material for the
subject you have chosen, then by all means use it as it should be a plus mark for
your tray. If possible, do not repeat your subject matter if it, calls for assorted.
If Dogs is the subject, flnd as many difiere,nt kinds as you can; if animals, try to
have all difierent; if flowers, every difierent and distinct type; and so on qrittr
birds, inseck, etc. If TYansportation is the subject, get all kinds of travel vehicles,
and if you have to repeat use the raxest tlpes available. Don't forget odd shapes,
they deflnitely are in the minority of choices, therefore are excellent count€rs.
Bo sure to wa,tch for sew-ttrrus, two, three, four and five holes, especially in large
size. Trim adds to the making of an attractive tray-steels, paste jewels,
pierreries, small arnounts of enamel, fa^ncy borders, eUc. These treatments, when
permitted (and they a,re permittod, unless speciflcally excluded), upgrade your
card.
If you have chosen Roses for your subject, make the rose the ouktanding
feature of the button. Likewise, a building must be prominent in that subject,
and not just part of a background or scene. Irarn to balance your tray for
subject, matter, as too many of one sirnilar subjeet makes it speciauzed, and
downgrades it in hea\ry competition. AIso too many of one certain material
makes for a specialized tray.
Let us now consider the Summary, which is SectiOn 20. Thirs Section will
alert us to some of the most important things in assembling a tray. Every one
of tJre three trays I am showing is oorrect, and I'm wondering vrhictr one you