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  1. #1
    us
    Jan 2008
    Forked River, Moorestown, NJ
    ACE 250 E-TRAC
    141

    help on age of button

    I'm trying to find out the age of this button. It is a one piece flat button, with a bump out in the front of it, where the shank was soldered into the button. The only thing I can make out on the back is LONDON.
    Thanks!
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  2. #2
    us
    Oct 2009
    Northern VA
    Whites Blue Gray & Tesoro Cibola
    2,755

    Re: help on age of button

    It's a civilian flat button and dates 1790's to about 1830. It looks like the shank was smashed into the button so I think the bump on the front was caused by that. If you could make out any more of the backmark that might help date it a bit better.

 

 

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