Zacman3669
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- Location
- Newton abbot
- Detector(s) used
- Garret at pro
Garrett ace 250
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
My guess is the text reads something along the lines of "Provisional Patent - 1,251,XXX"
Which, if it's a US patent, would date it to either Dec 1917 or Jan 1918 (as the first patent of 1918 was # 1251458)
Zacman3669 wrote:
> the button says double gilt [...] if any one could give me more info here would be so so appreciated.
Your brass 1-piece flatbutton with backmark saying "Double Gilt" in raised lettering usually dates from the 1790s into the 1830s. However, the fact that it has a "raised backside rim" (like a jar lid) dates it to a bit later, very-early 1800s into the 1830s.
There is an English patent with that same number, but the object has nothing to do with a knife.
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