My first complete button
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Spectra1
Elite Member
Could have been worn by a Cw soldier as they frequently work undergarment shirts from home. Unless it was found with other CW relics it's hard to tell. But its a great save and the first time always feels good!!!
keep searching the area.
duggap
Elite Member
Quoting from "American Military Button Makers and Dealers; Their Backmarks and Dates" By 1835 the firm was R & W Robinson and continued under that name after Richard Robinson died in 1838. The Robinson firm lost most of its civilian button trade in the 1840s & was bankrupt by the middle of the decade.
The States got the technology to make those type buttons around 1820 and by 1840 that type of button was falling out of favor. New technology was now producing mother of pearl and other type buttons. So it should be safe to say your button was made from 1835 until the mid 1840s.
And by the way, that is a very nice specimen, the backmark is particularly nice.
The States got the technology to make those type buttons around 1820 and by 1840 that type of button was falling out of favor. New technology was now producing mother of pearl and other type buttons. So it should be safe to say your button was made from 1835 until the mid 1840s.
And by the way, that is a very nice specimen, the backmark is particularly nice.
DirtSweeper
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ncwayne
Full Member
Great spot! You can bet there's a whole lot more there to be found. Good luck!
Love the plain button. It's a beaut.
Love the plain button. It's a beaut.
61chip
Elite Member
That's a great button. Congrats! I like the point too. Found my first arrowhead a couple of hunts ago
Digger70pa
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Nice relics buddy. HH
