15 more buttons from the mill

[creskol]

These are in terrible shape, and tumbled just so I could see what they were.
I am trying to figure out why they all appear to be smashed.
Pretty much worthless, but kinda neat in their own sort of way.

 

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[A2coins]

Thats what I do when I have stuff I cant Id and to old to see any detail. I wonder if the people who sewed on buttons back then must not have been very good with all the zillion buttons people find lol Did you find any cool ones

 

[creskol]

Thats what I do when I have stuff I cant Id and to old to see any detail. I wonder if the people who sewed on buttons back then must not have been very good with all the zillion buttons people find lol Did you find any cool ones

I think they are all pretty cool, but this is my best one. I haven't finished cleaning it yet, but stopped tumbling it once I realized what it was.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats, nice restoration job!

 

[Lost Signal]

They might be in poor shape, but they are very interesting designs. What do you think the date range is on the site?

 

[Jose The Goon]

Just a thought.
"I am trying to figure out why they all appear to be smashed.
Pretty much worthless, but kinda neat in their own sort of way."
Could they be from the clothing of mill workers that fell off their clothes into the path of the grinding mill stones?

 

[creskol]

They might be in poor shape, but they are very interesting designs. What do you think the date range is on the site?

The best I can determine, it was in operation from the late 1700's until the late 1800's.

 

[smallfoot]

Jose had my same thoughts!

 

[CRUSADER]

Is it because they have been throw the mill.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!!