Need Help To Identify This Button

[mopedking77]

Need Help To Identify This Button, It was dug at a Confederate campsite. Please Help.. Thanks

 

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[smokeythecat]

It is listed in Albert's book on Military buttons, but no attributes there whatsoever.

 

[mopedking77]

never heard of that book, what does it say about the button and can you send me a pic of the page its on in the book. Also not sure what you mean by attributes?

 

[smokeythecat]

"Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, author Alphaeus A. Albert, Bicentennial Edition, page 327 and 328. He does not identify it, therefore no attributes. It's listed in the Military school section. What is the precise inscription on the back?

 

[mopedking77]

thanks, does it list a value or do you think it could be rare. what do you think the letter could mean on it? there was a military academy near where I found it back during the civil war.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a school button, I have no idea of the value. Backmark looks a lot like Scovills & Co. Waterbury backmark, so probably 1840-1870.

 

[ucvrelics.com]

It's a school button, I have no idea of the value. Backmark looks a lot like Scovills & Co. Waterbury backmark, so probably 1840-1870.

Smokey is spot on as its listed in alberts book but does not give a name. I have seen several HS but so far no one has been able to ID them. The backmark will give a better date if tou can clean it up to help see which Scovil BM it is. Nice button

 

[mopedking77]

the back under close magnification reads at the top, SCOVILL Mf''g Co. and the bottom reads WATURBURY . from what I found online it dates 1850-1865 which would put it civil war range. just don't know what the HS stands for on the front.

 

[smokeythecat]

After 40+ years, I don't think anyone figured it out for sure.

 

[BARKER]

Hi; Here is a List of the Scovill Button BackMarks & their dates ok.

THE SCOVILL OMPANYABEL PORTER & CO 1802-1811LEVENWORTH, HAYDEN & SCOVILL 1811-1827J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL 1827-1840SCOVILLS 1827-1840SCOVILLS & CO. 1840-1850SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO. 1850-1960
THE FOLLOWING ARE VARIATIONS DATING FROM1850-1865SCOVILL MG. CO. / SUPERFINESCOVILL MG. CO. / WATURBURY CT.SCOVILL MF'G CO. WATURBURY CT.SCOVILL MF'G CO. WATURBURYSCOVILL MFG CO. WATURBURY CT

I hope this helps. Your Back Mark is the 2nd last one in this list ok. Yours is dated squarely from 1850 - 1865 ok. Nice find. PEACE:RONB

 

[mopedking77]

Thanks everyone, I really love it. I have found dozens of buttons from the military academy here in the area but none like this one. could the HS have something to do with the academy here even though it does not look like any of thier other buttons? The name of the academy near here was called the Hillsborough Military Academy.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I did a little research and found a school at Oxford in Granville county called the Horner School. It is mentioned in the 9th paragraph in the first link. The second link tells about the school.

Orange County, North Carolina historic information cache - The Hillsborough Military Academy

Charles Lee Smith, 1865-1951. The History of Education in North Carolina

 

[mopedking77]

thanks, I just contacted a friend in oxford and he confirmed it is a horner military school button.

 

[Davers]

After 40+ years, I don't think anyone figured it out for sure.

Until Now.
I wonder if Tice's book has it.

I do like the button & it's Condition.

 

[fyrffytr1]

It's not listed in Tice's.