26th Regiment button

cannonball · Mar 19, 2019

Today I managed to find another 26th Regiment button. It's too bad a small piece of iron was frozen to the face of it. I wasn't sure if I should just leave it or try to remove it before I sealed it. So i removed it... Now it has a hole in it's face. :BangHead:

RVRoamer76 · Mar 19, 2019

Very nice find and save. Congrats and good luck out there.

Kona Koma · Mar 19, 2019

Still a nice find. What history.

Ia.FurTrade · Mar 19, 2019

I love buttons! Who cares if it has a little damage..........that doesn't affect the history your holding in your hand!!,,,,,,,,,or the history the button has seen!!
Congrat's!!!

Iowa Dale

DigginNorthernVa · Mar 19, 2019

Good job! It's hard to dig buttons these days that are problem free. Congrats!

Digger RJ · Mar 20, 2019

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

sataro · Mar 20, 2019

Congrats on a very nice find!

Inspector · Mar 20, 2019

Nice button even with the damage, what's worse, that button with damage or never recovering the button, regardless of the conditions I would be proud to have saved it. congratulations

washingtonian · Mar 20, 2019

Super cool historical find. Way to go!!

Professor of Engineering · Mar 20, 2019

Sweet find! :icon_thumleft:

CRUSADER · Mar 21, 2019

The iron wasn't external, its part of the construction of the 18th C Button. It's the iron shank that has bust throw the front. Pretty common occurrence.
Should have left & sealed it, it was part of the button, so you just destroyed a bit of it's history. Oh well, still nice.

BLK HOLE · Mar 21, 2019

Nice button :icon_thumleft:

cannonball · Mar 23, 2019

Thanks Crusader. I thought about that before I removed the iron and it didn't seem like it was part of the shank as I've seen the push through on pewter buttons before. At least my other 26th button still has the iron shank and is in really good shape. If I get another one like that I'll keep the iron on. As for the coating I used a water based polyurethane. Thank you for your input :icon_thumright: