Imperial Orange button

[Kibkibble]

Hi everyone! Love the site!
was out yesterday with my 1994 GTA Ultra 350 and found this can some please give me some info and possible date?
Thanks!

btw...Old detector still going strong!

 

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[Kibkibble]

Sorry, here is the image! Thanks all!

 

[justdon]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Kibkibble]

any idea as to its origin?

 

[Kibkibble]

oh and hello!

 

[J.Cohoon04]

Welcome to T.Net from Virginia!!

 

[Kibkibble]

Hey Hey Cohoon! Funny to this day I still have people refering to Morgantown as Morgantown, Va. They must have failed history and geography classes.

 

[J.Cohoon04]

Hey Hey Cohoon! Funny to this day I still have people refering to Morgantown as Morgantown, Va. They must have failed history and geography classes.

Hahahaha! That is too funny! I can't say too much though, I am originally from coastal NC.

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

Imperial Orange Gilt was a term used for the gold plating in the late 1700s to the late 1800s.

Great find and welcome to the forum!

Wayne

www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[Kibkibble]

Thanks for the info! So, from what your telling me it probably had a plating of gold or gold looking material that has obviously deteriorated away. Any way to disseminate what type of clothing it may have been attached to? I know that question is a stretch.

Kib

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

I'm not a button expert. I did a google search and found a lot of references to imperial orange gilt buttons. If there are any other marks on it or a photo of the shank on the back, that might help others identify it.

Post front and back pictures in the Relic forum, I bet you will get some answers.

Wayne

www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[Kibkibble]

Will do! Thanks Wayne!!!

 

[vpnavy]

Welcome aboard from the great state of Pennsylvania (USA).

You might consider browsing Sub-Forums: West Virginia for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[Digger2]

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Great find!

Does that say France on the bottom?

 

[Kibkibble]

Digger - I will peruse Sub-Forums: West Virginia per your recommendation. thx!

Small - The only words I see is Imperial Orange. Nothing else is visible. From you asking, I assume that if it did say "France" that would make it much more appealing.

 

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[Urban Grund]

Welcome from Michigan!