Does anyone have a better idea about this button then me?

[Truth]

Just curious about what decade it might've came from.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[CASPER-2]

POSSIBLY PRE WW II - WHEN THE WAR BROKE OUT THEY STOPPED USING BRASS AND COPPER FOR SUCH ITEMS
THOSE METALS WENT TO THE WAR EFFORT TO MAKE SHELLS AND MILITARY ITEMS - UNIFORM BUTTONS WERE MADE FROM BRASS

 

[vpnavy]

..: Moved from Metal Detecting over to Our Discoveries > What Is It? for more exposure :..​

 

[DCMatt]

Hard to say exactly.


We usually call these underwear buttons. Sometimes used to button the fly of your trousers - from the days before elastic and zippers.


It could be anytime from the mid 19th C to the early 20th.