another flat button at the ATV trails

[funkman]

Went back to the trails Saturday morning and afternoon...took a break for lunch. The morning I spent up at the section where I found the 2 classic head large cents and a few flat buttons. Only was able to find another flat button...wnated another coin but you can't have everything. This button has "LONDON DOUBLE GILT" on it and around the shank there is some kind of olive branch or something pattern. The button is about 20mm in diameter. Anyone know what time frame for this one and maybe a little more background on the manufacturer? Was it actually made in England?
In the afternoon I went back and took my son and a neighbor kid (11yrs old) up there and let them go around with my lender detector. The kid comes up with part of a silver utensil handle. Not sure if it was a fork or spoon though. I hit the trash site digging up more shards of pottery for the pieces I am trying to glue back together. When we got back to the house we washed the silver handle and found the words "PATENT 1861" on it. SO that was a nice keeper for the boy on his first detecting hunt. I did not get a pic of the handle but I do have pics of the pottery shards for you all to look at.

Thanks for looking

Funkman

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice Finds.

Looks like an Intresting Site
With Posibilities.

 

[lumbercamp]

That's a nifty little sifter you have there.

 

[funkman]

thanks Lumbercamp. One other member of the forum...bluezman...made it for me. It works really well and he took great pride in making it for the look of the contruction. Thanks again bluezman!

Funkman

 

[dfxmatt]

Good spot u got there too

 

[Bluezman]

Hi Funkman,
Glad to see you got some use out of that sifter, (mine is still in the trunk of my car) but like I said "Twern't nothin'". I had some time on my hands, and was happy to put them to use. And you're very welcome.

I do have to admit, I didn't think pottery shards sounded too exciting at the time, but seeing your finds has changed my mind. They shed a little more light on the people that lived at that location; their sense of style, affluence, what was available to them, and from where.

Carefull, if you keep this up you'll be walking around with a revolver, whip, and one of those dark brown felt hats; saying: "Their staff is to tall. They're digging in the wrong place!" or "Snakes...I hate snakes".

Bluezman


P.S. Anything interisting on the front side of the button?

P.P.S. Did a little research: the Alfred Meakin, I believe, is Royal Ironstone.



Addition of "England" from 1891.
Addition of "Ltd." After 1897


May have been something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alfed-Meakin-Ro...08QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2808QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Bluezman]

Found some more on Alfred Meakin's pottery, which you might want to investigate:
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/m/meakin_alfred.html
The two links near the top left are excellent resources.
Bluezman

 

[funkman]

thanks for the links Charlie!

Jim