A is for......Artillery

[Chitlin]

..but alas, my buddy with his "MaGarrett" found it.... at my spot in my neighborhood.....sheesh. We were walking back to the truck, gotta go pick up the wee one from school, so no fooling around... he gets a hit and hadn't found anything all 2 hours except can slaw. I of course scoff at him and tell him to hurry it up. Boom. Painfuly sweet as the Confederate button still eludes me..... The "Swifts Golden West Fatted Fowl" thing is weird. Has "Patented June 8 1924" and "P.B. Co." on the back...

Oh, and I cleaned the button up enough to see the backmark, Superior Quality. I don't think it's all that special except to us.

Good times.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Re: A is for......

Apple...

 

[Quester]

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Those are awesome!

 

[birdman]

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Awesome button!

 

[Elvis]

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Congrats, I have only found one button and it was a general service eagle button. I wish it was CSA.

 

[CRUSADER]

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Seriously, if I were to guess I would say it looks like a 1880-1915 era service button of something like the police, post office, railway or similar.

 

[Chitlin]

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lol, I'm just glad I don't have a big fat ZERO in the reply column any more.....

Check this link: http://www.saylerscreekrelics.com/confbtn.htm

Scroll down to Confederate Artillery. Also, this button was dug on the site of a pivotal and gnarly Civil War battle. I'm pretty sure it's real...but what do I know

 

[Gypsy Heart]

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That Fatted fowl button is really cool....nice finds!

 

[CRUSADER]

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lol, I'm just glad I don't have a big fat ZERO in the reply column any more.....

Check this link: http://www.saylerscreekrelics.com/confbtn.htm

Scroll down to Confederate Artillery. Also, this button was dug on the site of a pivotal and gnarly Civil War battle. I'm pretty sure it's real...but what do I know

Email the contact on the above site & pretend you want to sell it

 

[Chitlin]

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I don't follow the logic in doing that Crusader. I don't want to sell it, so why waste each others time by pretending.... .....

 

[CRUSADER]

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I don't follow the logic in doing that Crusader. I don't want to sell it, so why waste each others time by pretending.... .....

People, especially sales/dealers don't give information freely unless you have a relationship. If they think they are getting something from it then information flows. You could straight out ask if you like. I thought you wanted the truth?? Is it real? Where was it made, when was it made?

I never sell anything & most of the time I stick to the truth, but when I see buttons on those sites selling for stupid money, then I read 'greed & profiteering'.

 

[Chitlin]

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Here is the exact button on another site... I was being facetious when I said I think it's real and when I said it wasn't all that special was due to it's condition. I think it's you(Crusader) who are (is) the only one questioning it's authenticity. It's OK to question, that is what healthy discussions are all about, it's all good...questions are good. The only 2 people on this site I believe without a blink are PBK and Montana Jim.

I think the button deal is the same as coins in that it's not so much the what it is or even when it was. What interests a collector is the how many were made and the what they were used for. Personally, I wouldn't give someone else 10 bucks for it but finding it in my neighborhood is priceless.
8th button down on the link...(didn't take me to the write up!)

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...lery+button&start=60&gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: A is for......

Here is the exact button on another site... I was being facetious when I said I think it's real and when I said it wasn't all that special was due to it's condition. I think it's you(Crusader) who are (is) the only one questioning it's authenticity. It's OK to question, that is what healthy discussions are all about, it's all good...questions are good. The only 2 people on this site I believe without a blink are PBK and Montana Jim.

I think the button deal is the same as coins in that it's not so much the what it is or even when it was. What interests a collector is the how many were made and the what they were used for. Personally, I wouldn't give someone else 10 bucks for it but finding it in my neighborhood is priceless.
8th button down on the link...(didn't take me to the write up!)

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...lery+button&start=60&gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N

Wrong, I never questioned its authenticity. I always try & give helpful advice, if you don't want it then ignore me.

 

[Chitlin]

OK. What ever dude, if your "helpful advice" includes e-mailing people to "pretend I want to sell it", I will. You say you never questioned it's authenticity? .... I could use the quote feature, or maybe you can use the edit feature.... but what's the use?

A is for Apples...... J is for Jacks...... Cinnamon toasty Apple Jacks.....and railway service buttons...

Hey, I'm glad the post didn't stay at zero level, plus I got props from the Gypsy Lady...So.

 

[civilman1]

Awesome Button Chitlin.....McCoy's all the way!!

 

[CRUSADER]

OK. What ever dude, if your "helpful advice" includes e-mailing people to "pretend I want to sell it", I will. You say you never questioned it's authenticity? .... I could use the quote feature, or maybe you can use the edit feature.... but what's the use?

A is for Apples...... J is for Jacks...... Cinnamon toasty Apple Jacks.....and railway service buttons...

Hey, I'm glad the post didn't stay at zero level, plus I got props from the Gypsy Lady...So.

Clearly the humour was lost on you. I know very little about US buttons. When I don't know I best guess with the hope it will spur ideas in others.

 

[CRUSADER]

I have just realised that this is in the best finds, so may account for my confusion.

When you posted it under A is for....... (without Artillery which you added later) then I assumed you were asking a question & also thought it was in the What Is It forum (my schoolboy error).

So I apologise for trying to help when you were really showing off a Best Find, which of course was more obvious to the US members.

 

[Chitlin]

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....aaaah jeez Crusader, I just typed out 15 minutes of blah blah blahs.... good thing it tells you when someone post while you're typing.... I pointed out what you realized..... The title was confusing, I was trying to be crafty and suspensful...

A is for ........ then Artillery was the first word in the post....that button had been buried over 145 years and was posted on T-Net within hours of seeing daylight......

So we can still be friends?

Chitlin

 

[CRUSADER]

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So we can still be friends?

Chitlin

Of course, once again sorry. I was just defending myself, thinking why does he like my help Even if it was useless

I will pay more attention next time, lesson learnt

 

[Chitlin]

too funny...... I thought you were mocking me and my Confederate button... I thought, "A is for Apples?, is he mocking me (Monty Python limp glove slap here)... I'll tell ya what A stands for".....Them's fightin words around here, Bo!

So each of us thought we were defending ourselves based on miscommunication and it turns into a rukus.....sounds like my old job....

It's all good. Questions keep people honest, and if you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said.

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