Civil war buttons?

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intrigued_one

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• May 27, 2018

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Posting for a friend who is new to MD'ing. He was practicing in his yard to get used to the functions of his MD. he found this button. Any info would be greatly appreciated. It appears to say "Waterbury Button Co." On the back

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duggap

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• May 27, 2018

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That button is called the great seal button. It started being used in 1902 and is still in use today for the US Army.

 

BaldAssCat

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• May 27, 2018

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I think you're is WW1 era.

http://quanonline.com/military/military_reference/american/wwi_uniforms/wwibuttons.html