RR Button & One needs a Date

[Hardy]

RR Button & One needs a Date

HI ALL! The small cuff button is from circa 1907-1920 Winnipeg electric rail road.
But the 2nd button is of much earlier date I think ? Its a Flat button with STAND COLOUR TREBLE GILT with a siluette of a bird ??

 

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[Hardy]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

2'nd crapy pic, having a bad day with the focus

 

[PBK]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. II lists the Winnipeg Electric Railway button as c. 1917.

The gilt button likely dates c. 1820-40. Sometimes there's a very small, superscript d after STAND for standard. STAND COLOUR TREBLE GILT is what's called a "quality backmark" and refers to the button's metal finish. The spelling colour may indicate British manufacture; however, I believe that some American firms of that era may have used it as well. Usually, it's difficult or impossible to identify a manufacturer on the basis of a quality backmark alone.

 

[Hardy]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

GANG! I WAS SAVED BY PBK!! THANKS PBK!!!

 

[JerV3]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Nice old buttons Hardy

HH Jer

 

[romeo-1]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Nice find! I have found plenty of gilt buttons but never with anything left on the front!

 

[DigDugNY]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Nice buttons

 

[The Seeker]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Gotta love those old buttons........most are easy to identify and they bring back plenty of History! In many ways.........Nice finds!

 

[River Rat]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Hardy,

Awesome buttons. Glad PBK came to your rescue.

RR

 

[Nana40]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Hardy!

GREAT buttons!

Nana

 

[Hardy]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Snow is starting to fly soon, and it dawnedon me that the topography of the area where I found the flat button c 1820-1840 is a flat bank on the rivers edge making it a perfect location for Canoe landing , I only hunted it for about 15 Min's. will head there this spring! Dang i should of hunted it this week

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Nice finds Hardy! Glad PBK could Identify for you!

 

[birdman]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Hardy I will be up that way by then ,You care if I tag along. Sounds like a good spot.

 

[Hardy]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

BIRDMAN! SPRING TIME, NO PROBLEM! 2 MD'S ARE BETTER THAN 1!!

 

[birdman]

Re: RR Button & One needs a Date

Good stuff . I will get to Minot in Feb. Gonna be pretty cold.