Each is a 7/8" real photo, no dot screen, of a female stage actress c. 1898. While most are unknown today, the set does include famous actresses such as Sarah Bernhardt, Loie Fuller, Anna Held, Lily Langtry and Lillian Russell. Most have a back paper (just four missing) naming the cigarette brand above the W&H patent information. Hake's Buttons In Sets book lists 252 known. This amazing collection includes 240 of those 252 known plus five buttons previously unknown for a total of 245. Of those, 45 show some age and 200 are clean VF to NM. We will list just the new additions which are: Mabel Amber, a third variety of Hope Booth, a second variety of Calve, a third variety of Bessie Carlisle, and a second variety of Clara Lipman. Four decades in the making and the most complete set known to us. Among the very first premium buttons, and to this very day, the largest button set we've ever offered.