Button

[jernigan00]

I found this button 2 days ago near a cellar hole. I can't help but think i've seen one of these before.

Can anyone help?



Front: deer head with a musket/rifle intertwined with the antlers, a bugle "horn", and a large pot looking thing in the bottom right area.

Back: Too rusty to make out anything. The eye is still attached.

I'm fascinated with the detail of the images, especially the dear head.

I found it near Oswego, NY in a long gone community of farmers dating back to the mid 1800's

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[johnnyi]

neat button. Can you show the back please?

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I'm not sure if this will help, but the pot looking thing kind of looks like a canoe

[turtlefoot13]

Keep us posted on this one.

I have looked at a lot of buttons on this site and this has got to be one of the neatest I have seen to date.

Good luck on the ID!

Doug

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Button, button ... who's got the button?
I realize this isn't an exact match, but it may put us on track to something more substantial. Note: The seller got a little tounge-twisted on the description part, but all the pertinant info is there.


http://cgi.ebay.com/1-1800S-BRASS-BU...n%3D3%26ps%3D6

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First: Go to the web page you want to link to.
2nd. Move your cursor arrow to the very top of the screen where all the htp.//.www kind of stuff is.
3rd. LEFT click your mouse until the address is highlighted in blue.
4th. Keep your cursor there for a moment.
5th. Now RIGHT click, and when you see the box pop up, go to "COPY" and then LEFT click it.
6th. Now come back to TreasureNet and open a reply to this topic.
7th. Important note: Dont't touch your Right click button until you're ready to "PASTE".
8th. Place your Left click cursor to where you want to start typing, and then RIGHT click on your mouse, and when you see the "PASTE" option pop up, LEFT click on it and the link should automatically appear.

Final note: As long as you don't change it, the link will remain on your RIGHT click button until you replace it with something else.

It's really not as complicated as it seems! Try it, I bet you'll like it !

[jernigan00]

Here's the back. Unfortunantly nothing readable.

[CRUSADER]

Here's the back. Unfortunantly nothing readable.

Sports hunting jacket button post 1900.

[vayank54]

Sports hunting jacket button post 1900.
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I have to agree with Crusader on this one.

[DigEmAll]

"I found this button 2 days ago near a cellar hole."

Then I am going to go with......... a cellar button! LOL
Nice find G.

[jernigan00]

Thanks all for the input.

I still havn't found any solid info so I'll go with the consensus as well.

It's a cool find none the less.

I'll keep it.

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I realize this topic is solved, but I thought I would "Polish it off" with a couple of photos. From the onset the button reminded me of Daniel Boone. And the attached photos seem to fit with Flintlock, powder horn and all. Plus I thought the coin was most interesting, and have vowed to seek one out. Just about the coolest American coin I've ever seen! I haven't even begun my search for it yet, but can't help but wonder what one would be worth?


Daniel Boone 1734 - 1820

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Here's a link that answers my own question regarding the Daniel Boone coin, and will provide others with a great Christmas gift idea. If you want my mailing address where to send me one for Christmas, just ask. I will be more than happy to provide you with it. LOL

http://www.commem.com/prod08Boone.htm


Have a wonderful holiday season!

SODABOB

[jernigan00]

Thanks Soda

No doubt I'm not completely satisfied with what weve settled for on this button 'cause I know there's got to be more to it.

I'll keep up the search.

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Thanks jernigan00

I was thinking the same thing!

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I still haven't found anything specific on your particular button, but I did stumble across this site for future reference regarding other buttons from both the Civil War, as well as pre Civil War era. Check it out! It's one of the best I've ever seen!

http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/index.html

SODA"BUTTON"BOB

[jernigan00]

Outstanding site there Soda. I have found several civil war and post civil war buttons but just have been too d*%& lazy to do the research. Its a time thing, you know.

Thanks for the info.

J

[vayank54]

Those types of buttons were made for sporting jackets and had many different hunting and sporting scenes on them. They date back to at least the 1830's maybe earlier. I think your's is about 1900 or so because of the detail and the construction. I can assure you it has nothing to do with Daniel Boone or anything like that.

[jernigan00]

vayank54,

thanks for the additional info.

Would you happen to know who the maker is?

Thanks

J

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

jerniga00 Note: I tried posting actual Email, but it won't let me ...

Just this morning I sent an Email (with photo of your button) to William Leigh (who is the owner of the historic button site I posted previously) and he said it is definitely 19th century, and that it was possibly German made. He also added that in the condition show it has a value of about $10.00.



I'm not sure if this tells you much, but I guess it's something!

SODABOB

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

jerniga00 :

I just heard back from another so called button "expert" that I sent a photo of your button to, and she said the following ...

"Very popular in the mid to late 1800's."

"Having a base metal of tin, (due to evidence of rust) likely dates it late 1800's."

"Anything later would, 99% of the time, have been made exclusively of brass."

Other than that, she had no specific info regarding maker, etc. But said it was a very nice find, and somewhat rare by anyone's standards. Just too bad that it was rusted!

Again, I'm not sure you know a whole lot more about it now than what you already suspected, but according to popular opinion, I guess you can surmise that it's very likely pre 1900 ... But don't rely on me entirely, I collect soda bottles and not cool looking buttons!

Take care,

Bob