A New Field - Another Button or...

[CRUSADER]

146 in 3 hours (6 man hours), 1 every 3 minutes not including rubbish/trash & buckles etc. Its our best 1 day total in 1/2 a day! It's the sort of field I enjoy; speed digging & noisy.

Most of the buttons seem to be WWII related. I got many new types & here are a few of the odd/interesting ones:

'OCTROI' - Maybe French Customs
'SAPEURS POMPIERS' - French Fireman
'SAPEURS POMPIERS LESSINES' - North Belgium Fireman
'POSTE ET TELEGRAPHES' - French

What a fun few hours

 

[HISPAN]

wow !

you robbed a store of buttons?

 

[CRUSADER]

wow !

you robbed a store of buttons?

I think we will return, to rob again & beat our record. Plus get some unusual types.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice button score!! What is the silver piece? Is it silver?

 

[shaun7]

Those four hole buttons must have drove you mad!

Some nice ones there though

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice button score!! What is the silver piece? Is it silver?

(its stainless steel or the like, not silver)

Looks like a ID tag for a ? No hits on google for a service no. Not sure if COS is Chief Of Staff ?? Reid - common name, needs more research, but I bet its WWII related.

 

[CRUSADER]

Those four hole buttons must have drove you mad!

Some nice ones there though

no enjoyed the challenge, we knew early on we had a shot at a 100.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

a guy named h.r.puffnstuff is looking for you crusader.

 

[CRUSADER]

a guy named h.r.puffnstuff is looking for you crusader.

never heard of him but might wear the costume 1 day

 

[DavidBeard]

You have fields without any snow down there? We're still knee deep!

 

[phantomfinder]

thats a lot of buttons , very sweet . WTG

 

[pepperj]

What you did today would take some of us years to come even close. Button heaven

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[spitfire55]

 

[CRUSADER]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

Knee is fine, the weather was just above freezing, so quite warm.

I think the first one is 19th C but not sure as the backmark is unclear. The second one has no back at all & its a new type for the collection (unresearched) - Both Military

 

[nuggy]

Nice finds, so many that perhaps you may have dug into site of "ye olde button shop" Nuggy

 

[Woodland Detectors]

"It's the sort of field I enjoy"

You and every other human on this planet.
You did well again. Good digs

 

[cntrydncr1]

Great looking finds there guys!
How's your Dad's knee holding up in the cold weather over there?

These two buttons are my favourites . . . any idea of dates Cru?

Cheers,
Dave

I really like these too. that top button is so unique. Military? wow. good hunt

 

[Iron Patch]

Definitely not your typical type day but fun none the less.

 

[{Sentinel}]

There's those buttons. You always say us Americans find a ton of buttons.....looks like you've hit a field with a TON! Congrats