✅ SOLVED Anybody recognize this button?

[oldmxrat]

It was a two-piece button but the back is missing. Measures 3/4" in diameter.
Found at the old dump where everything has been in the 1910-1935 range.

Thanks.

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

Your find is what button-collectors call a "Nautical Motif" Fashion button. Fashion buttons are not Military buttons. They are made for use on "fashionable" clothing -- which the manufacturers want to look expensive so they put fancy buttons on the coats & jackets instead of simple functional buttons.

The majority of (but not all) Fashion buttons come with an iron/steel back, because it's much cheaper than brass or aluminum. Typically, the iron/steel back rusts out after the button has been in the ground for a couple of decades.

For future reference:
No actual Navy uniform buttons have an iron/steel back. Frequent laundering plus salty maritime humid air will soon cause the iron/steel back to make a rust stain on the uniform.

 

[oldmxrat]

Your find is what button-collectors call a "Nautical Motif" Fashion button. Fashion buttons are not Military buttons. They are made for use on "fashionable" clothing -- which the manufacturers want to look expensive so they put fancy buttons on the coats & jackets instead of simple functional buttons.

The majority (but not all) Fashion buttons come with an iron/steel back, because it's much cheaper than brass or aluminum. Typically, the iron/steel back rusts out after the button has been in the ground for a couple of decades.

For future reference:
No actual Navy uniform buttons have an iron/steel back. Frequent laundering plus salty maritime humid air will soon cause the iron/steel back to make a rust stain on the uniform.

Thanks CBGuy, that all makes good sense!

 

[Gare]

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