Another item from my Eagle button honey hole??
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Looks like a vintage rivet to me......?
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...learn something new everyday! I found one of those (without the star) two days ago, just too lazy to post it.
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Good ID guys!! Along with rivets Star also made tacks for leather and other materials.
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Rivets were for fastening things together. Leather and thin metal like tin could be riveted. The rivet was pushed through a hole in the pieces and then the small end was braded.
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