1830s Navy Button.......

[Rowdy Yates]

I went back to my secret California Mission Period site today for a few hours..... pickin's are gettin' slim, but I did manage to pull out this 1830s Navy button. It still has a lot of gilt, especially on the back and the backstamp reads "J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL" over "EXTRA RICH". It also reads "No 7 (or 1)" near the center. Being a Navy button, it makes me wonder if it ever travelled the open seas on a frigate or tall ship.......

HH,

Rick

 

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[fossis]

Nice find, more than likely it traveled the seas,


Fossis........................

 

[1liquigirl]

Nice button Rowdy. I'm sure there's alot more to find there. HHing.

 

[FrankTM]

Awesome button!

 

[eric in ks]

Very cool button. Looks nice. Eric

 

[JerV3]

Nice button,

A button like that will make any outing a good one.

HH Jer

 

[Eddy1H]

Very nice find good luck on comming up with more of that good stuff
Congrats

Eddy

 

[Ridley]

I love the design of that button. It's unique how the round border gets narrow at the top like that.


That's a nice one.



Ridley

 

[Ed-NH]

Sweet button you got there congrats!

 

[Montana Jim]

That back mark... "J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL" was used from 1827 to 1840.   Which I see you already knew... that is for the benefit or our other listeners.  And the "EXTRA RICH" makes it extra cool!  

What a great find!  Congrats!  

 

[civilman1]

Excellent shape.....Beautiful find Rowdy...HH!!

 

[lucky1777]

Congratulations on that amazing button.

 

[MikeTN]

Wow, I really like that one! Congrats on a GREAT find!

Mike

 

[Trash Digger]

Very nice button. Congratulations.

Mike

 

[Nana40]

GREAT button!

 

[sparkymaster]

Verry nice!

 

[xd]

nice find :P

 

[fd3615]

cool dig.... was this a mission site or a mission era site? big difference... I hunt an area around one of the first ca missions... but i imagine it has been hunted hundreds of time... its still a great place for clad.. but still unable to dig that great item..

 

[Rowdy Yates]

Thanks for all the replies!

This is a Mission Era site, but close to Mission San Jose in Fremont. The "EXTRA RICH" on the backstamp means the gilt was thickly applied..... as evidenced by a little further cleaning with a toothbrush and Lime-A-Way.

Notice the difference??!??

HH,

Rick

 

[TxTim]

That is one sweet button!