Name/Title
Snap Fasteners (“Butterfly” brand) on Original Retail CardsEntry/Object ID
2025.20.31Description
Sewing notions — press-stud snap fasteners (machos y hembras / socket-and-stud snaps) mounted on their original printed retail cards. Each card is teal/blue with a white flower-shaped field holding six snaps around a central roundel bearing a butterfly device and the brand name "Butterfly" in red script, with a punched hole for peg display. Three cards present in varying condition; the back of one card reads "…E IN CHINA" (i.e., "MADE IN CHINA") with the "Butterfly" name and shows the reverse (socket) sides of the snaps.Context
Mass-produced Chinese sewing notions. "Butterfly" was a widely exported Chinese consumer brand; such imported haberdashery reached Cuba through trade with socialist-bloc and allied countries.Acquisition
Accession
2025.20Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
Country
People's Republic of ChinaContinent
AsiaEdition
Brand: "Butterfly" (butterfly device + red script wordmark).Notes
Research confirms 蝴蝶牌/"Butterfly" as a famous Shanghai sewing brand (a century-old Shanghai lao zihao trademark, now held by Shanghai Butterfly Imp. & Exp. / SGSB Group, registered in 80+ countries) — but every source ties it to sewing machines, not haberdashery. It is plausible the snap cards used the same Shanghai brand.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Card front: "Butterfly" (red script); butterfly device
Card back: "Butterfly"; "[MAD]E IN CHINA"Parts
3 retail cards; each holds up to 6 snapsMaterials
Material
Cardboard, MetalMaterial Notes
Metal snaps (base metal — possibly nickel-plated brass/steel; confirm); printed paper/card mounts.Relationships
Related Places
Place
Country
People's Republic of ChinaContinent
AsiaCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
July 7, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 13, 2026
