Duke Of Wellington Button, Sweet Indian, A Horn and Little More

Bubba65

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2009
1,421
807
NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
Hello All,

Well on Sunday the clouds in NY finally decided to lay off on the rain. It did spit a little here and there but nothing crazy while I was out for a short hunt. I went to one of my old sites with the home dating to 1768. This site has seen many detect it and the signals are iffy at best most of the time now at least the good stuff is. After digging about 5 holes of deep iron, I got my first good find of the day. It ended up being some kind of horn attachment thing. I have no idea so if anyone knows that would be great, I will probably post it on the What's It Forum looking for info on it. After some more junk digging I got a decent signal which ended up be a flat button with a really nice stand up shank on it. I could see some writing on the back of it, but it would have to wait for a home cleaning. I do love digging flat buttons especially when they have back marks on them. Of course being marked on the front is sweet, but beggars can't be choosy :tongue3:. I got a nice pewter spoon handle after that button. Then dug a little more junk and got a decent signal which ended up being the 1882 Indian Head. Of course I cleaned it up at home and if all my Indians turned out like this one I would be one happy camper :laughing7:. It was getting dark so I went in a patch of woods not far from the field I call the 1700's field do to the amount of 1700 coins that have come out of it. Anyways I didn't have lots of time and swung some in there and got another decent low signal which I dug and ended up being the very early flat button with a nice shank on it. So more time is needed in that patch of woods for sure.

Well when I got home I decided I would clean up the nice button with the back mark last. To me it is like having another hunt finding out what the button says. Anyways after cleaning it I saw Wellington come to light. I also saw the words Treble Gilt. So I am thinking Wellington is a button manufacture and went to the websites that I have bookmarked for button marks. Low and behold no Wellington at all in any of sites. I figured let me search Wellington button back mark and of course then I came up with what it was. It was suppose to honor the Duke of Wellingtons victory in the Battle of Waterloo. It dates from the early 1800's from what I see. There was of course different ones made, but in all my searching I have not found one with a back mark like mine. It could mean that it is so common that no one really post them, or it could mean there are not many of them. I don't know the answer to that, and if anyone does that would be great to hear. Well over all not quantity kind of hunt, but not bad quality. Well if you actually read this far thanks for reading and looking at my post.

Bubba65
 

Attachments

  • 032.jpg
    032.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 149
  • 055.jpg
    055.jpg
    618.7 KB · Views: 159
  • 059.jpg
    059.jpg
    770.4 KB · Views: 128
  • 097.jpg
    097.jpg
    610.1 KB · Views: 199
  • 099.jpg
    099.jpg
    615.6 KB · Views: 132
  • 080.jpg
    080.jpg
    724.4 KB · Views: 131
  • 066.jpg
    066.jpg
    530.2 KB · Views: 166
  • 061.jpg
    061.jpg
    643.8 KB · Views: 157
  • 111.jpg
    111.jpg
    699.7 KB · Views: 119
  • 110.jpg
    110.jpg
    773.8 KB · Views: 148
  • 083.jpg
    083.jpg
    725 KB · Views: 227
  • 088.jpg
    088.jpg
    576.2 KB · Views: 308
  • 089.jpg
    089.jpg
    621 KB · Views: 319
  • 092.jpg
    092.jpg
    691.9 KB · Views: 231
  • 093.jpg
    093.jpg
    660.5 KB · Views: 198
Upvote 5

surf

Silver Member
Jan 10, 2013
2,832
1,458
Detector(s) used
seeing eye shovel
Primary Interest:
Other
After digging about 5 holes of deep iron, I got my first good find of the day. It ended up being some kind of horn attachment thing. I have no idea so if anyone knows that would be great, I will probably post it on the What's It Forum looking for info on it.

Hello Bubba,

Excellent hunt, sir. I especially like that post horn. I wonder if it is a field musician's or infantry cap insignia: Encyclopedia of United States Army: Insignia and Uniforms - William K Emerson

 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,153
19,933
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Zodiacdiverdave

Silver Member
Mar 18, 2011
2,765
1,371
The North Atlantic Ocean
Detector(s) used
XP Deus, AT Pro, Sea Hunter II, JW Fisher Proton Magnatometer, Shovel, Hammer and chisel
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I am thinking a Light Infantry badge, regiment ?
Check out this Mud Men episode, they find one similar to yours and get an ID on it from the Pros.


Skip to min. 23 for just your horn.
ZDD
 

smokedaddy

Sr. Member
Mar 4, 2008
329
104
SE Pennsylvania
Detector(s) used
Whites XLT Spectrum / Fisher 1266X / Minelab Sovereign Elite/ Garrett AT/Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Nice Job,, Indian is nice shape ..
 

Brian C.

Bronze Member
Jan 14, 2011
1,271
1,330
Detector(s) used
Whites and Garrett. I use several machines, the ace 350 is a nice machine. I have a 5900, 6000, whites.
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
I also found a button like that, but mine just says, Wellington, nice find you have there.
 

OP
OP
Bubba65

Bubba65

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2009
1,421
807
NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
Thanks everyone for the good words. I am taking the Light Infantry route on the horns, but haven't found anything yet. It would be cool to know the age of them for sure. Thanks again.

Bubba65
 

OP
OP
Bubba65

Bubba65

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2009
1,421
807
NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
I also found a button like that, but mine just says, Wellington, nice find you have there.

Yeah Brian I have seen the ones with just Wellington on them. But I haven't found any like the back mark I have. I think it could be so common no one post it on the net at all, but I could be wrong. I have been wrong many other times in my life :laughing7:. If anyone knows any more about the button sure would be great to hear.

Bubba65
 

prolab69

Bronze Member
Oct 8, 2007
1,617
1,027
in the stix of NY
Detector(s) used
Whites Eagle Spectrum, Fisher CZ-3D
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
cool, I found an 1814 Wellington halfpense, not sure its the same person, just felt like chiming in :)
 

Attachments

  • 100_2204.JPG
    100_2204.JPG
    67.8 KB · Views: 145
OP
OP
Bubba65

Bubba65

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2009
1,421
807
NY
🥇 Banner finds
1
Nice finds Bubba! How did you clean your Indian up so nice?

First I want to say I am not one that likes to bump his own post to the top. But wanted to say thanks for the rest of the good words, also asmeri I used the Hot peroxide method on the Indian.

Bubba65
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top