teotwawki12
Elite Member
I found this "button" today at an old abandoned house. It is an Excelsior "button", but it doesn't have shank on the back and has four loops on the sides. Anyone know what these would have been used for on a uniform? (And why is this the second civil war era New York Excelsior button I've found in Michigan??) (Did soldiers trade buttons before they went home??)
I never washed off the back to see the maker because I ended up giving it to the homeowner after he told me his grandfather served in the civil war... but I'd like to tell him what exactly it is.
I never washed off the back to see the maker because I ended up giving it to the homeowner after he told me his grandfather served in the civil war... but I'd like to tell him what exactly it is.