Need helping IDing buttons

Snake_

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• May 18, 2017

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found three what i think are buttons, the circle one appears to have a "2" stamped on one side. the square one has "E" stamped on both sides. the other one as an anchor on it. what im wondering is for sure these are buttons? possible dates? and what they woudlve been on? esp the square one if that is a button? ty.

-zach

 

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Bayoutalker

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• May 18, 2017

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The square ones and round ones are hem weights.

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Snake_

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• May 18, 2017

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oh wow.. very interesting, thanks

 

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• May 19, 2017

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I have seen the lead hem weights used in curtains.

 

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• May 20, 2017

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If you found the buttons near an area that had hem weights, then more than likely someone was doing some seamstress work in that area.

The buttons could be for military purposes or could very well be fashion buttons also. They seem very familiar to these buttons that are dated to the early 19th century.

Cool find!

 

Snake_

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• May 20, 2017

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Yeah i found the anchor button and the circle hem weight in the same area, it was actually an old dump behind a building, next to a park, its a road now, but thats pretty cool that buttom looks just like mine

 

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wjwillia

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• May 22, 2017

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Cool finds....I found one of these round hem weights last week but had no idea what it was until I saw this post...

 

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Happa54

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• Jun 4, 2017

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After digging up this button I went online and found this button date identifier.

 

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duggap

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• Jun 4, 2017

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The original button with the anchor on it is a civilian fashion button. The iron back on the button tells you it is not military.

 

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• Jun 4, 2017

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I dug a hem weight and had no clue as to what it was.

 

Fear_me_Punk_11

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• Jun 4, 2017

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my guess was at first "conchas" for horses,but i think i am wrong.

 

Fear_me_Punk_11

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• Jun 8, 2017

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i found this 2 conchas on a Meadow here in germany.
the right one looks similar like yours.

 

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• Jun 8, 2017

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Hem weights are cool. They are also used inserted into the hems of curtains/draperies to weigh them down for looks (rather than billowing around), in addition to seamstresses using them.