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Your black vintage waistcoat is probably British. Is it made of the same wool fabric (probably barathea wool) as the dinner jacket and trousers? This was very typical of British-made waistcoats of the era, whereas American-made vests tended to be made of figured silk or rayon. (Fluteplayer's is of rayon.)
And yes ... British black waistcoats tended to have black horn, bakelite or corozo buttons permanently affixed, while American silk or rayon vests had detachable buttons.
I purchased mine in the UK so it's probably British, and it's made of barathea. I wasn't aware that our black tie norms differed from those of our "cousins" in that way. Are the horn buttons appropriate then if they are properly sewn on?