Airforce buttons?

mega · May 3, 2006

I finally made it out today :yes:

I plucked these 2 buttons out of the same hole, Look like Air force to me Whatcha think? Says: Waterbury button company CONN. on the back.

MAN it felt good to get out and swing away :lol:

angellionel · May 3, 2006

Those are nice looking buttons, and in great shape too. Any idea as to the metal composition?

hoser · May 3, 2006

Those are really nice to say the least. How much did you have to clean them to look that good?

mega · May 3, 2006

Actually they were pretty clean. They had some red dirt (Virginia mud) that was caked to the backside of the buttons which was pretty easy to get off with a little water. The wheaties i found though are pretty much useless.

I found the buttons 6" down about 4 feet from a concrete slab which is at the corner of my sisters property. Must of been an old shed there at one time. Found a handful of old cut nails around the area. Heh them cut nails ring sweet at times.

Gonna rub'em with the Jewelry care cloth tonight. It would be nice if they turn out to be silver.

The backside.

mountainman · May 3, 2006

Mega- I Looked into a book on military buttons and buttons that have that backmark seem to date from mid to late 1800's. You find anything else there to suggest they might be that old? MM

mountainman · May 3, 2006

I looked a little deeper and that button is probably post/1900 but earlier then the 1940's . Sorry about that. MM

Artemis · May 3, 2006

http://www.waterburybutton.com/user... Uniform&subcatg=Government,Airplanes&id=5085

You can browse their list. This is the closest I could find.

Roger B · May 3, 2006

Great button site Artemis, thanks for providing it. I found a military uniform button that I dug. Do you know if the buttons are dated anywhere on the site?

Artemis · May 4, 2006

Roger B said:
Great button site Artemis, thanks for providing it. I found a military uniform button that I dug. Do you know if the buttons are dated anywhere on the site?

I don't think they are, but you might email them a pic, and see if they have any info. Not sure they would respond, but ya never know.

Proud Country Gal · May 4, 2006

Waaahhooooo,

those buttons brought back memories!
I had to go look in the closet and check. Yep they match the ones on my hubby's :yes:

dress blues!

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