vthepresident
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- Dec 30, 2007
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Got out at long last today to one of my best sites. This is the place that I dug the silver 1794 pocket watch case that I took on Antique's Roadshow, and the Southern Cross of Honor medal which belonged to the property owner's grandfather, a field surgeon for the Confederacy. This button was found about four inches deep in the rock hard ground on a hill about fifty yards from the back of the house.
It still has lots of gilt showing through, and the rest seems to be nice green patina. The dome of the button isn't dented at all, and you can clearly see all the details through the dirt. The shank is intact, though bent over, and I can clearly read "Horstmann" on the back. All the backmark will be visible after more cleaning.
I only gently rolled the face with a moist q-tip, but I need some expert cleaning advice on how to preserve this relic. Buckleboy, or any of you other pros, could you post a link to what you think is the safest post under the cleaning section? I would appreciate it.
I showed the button to the owner, and after cleaning it, I am going to frame it and give it back to him, and he said he would mount it on the wall next to the framed Southern Cross I gave to him.
Thanks for looking,
V
It still has lots of gilt showing through, and the rest seems to be nice green patina. The dome of the button isn't dented at all, and you can clearly see all the details through the dirt. The shank is intact, though bent over, and I can clearly read "Horstmann" on the back. All the backmark will be visible after more cleaning.
I only gently rolled the face with a moist q-tip, but I need some expert cleaning advice on how to preserve this relic. Buckleboy, or any of you other pros, could you post a link to what you think is the safest post under the cleaning section? I would appreciate it.
I showed the button to the owner, and after cleaning it, I am going to frame it and give it back to him, and he said he would mount it on the wall next to the framed Southern Cross I gave to him.
Thanks for looking,
V
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