Pewter button awesome fine condition

williedigit

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RelicHunter97

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White's MXT
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Great old button! Love finding those! But for future reference that material is actually called tombac! It's an alloy of copper and zinc, similar to brass, except there is a higher concentration of the zinc. Zinc by itself is very susceptible to corrosion but in copper it makes the metal so much more resistant! Funny how those things work!
 

ajaj

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Sep 14, 2012
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I do love those tombac buttons. Some have beautiful designs.

aj
 

CRUSADER

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Tombacs nearly always come out good, although many missing the loop.
 

Loco-Digger

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I'm not much of a button guy, since I dig in Ohio, but I'd like to dig one of those. Congrats on the sweet find. :occasion14:
 

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