✅ SOLVED Are these really hessian buttons

[Relicboy2257]

I found these buttons about a year ago and showed them to some people, and they said they are hessian buttons, I’m dieing to know the age of them, and if there really hessian buttons. View attachment 1570716View attachment 1570717 they have these weird holes in them.

 

[Carolina Tom]

You only have to post it once. You posted the same thing twice in 20 minutes.

Welcome to TNet and best of luck to you sir.

 

[smokeythecat]

Those are French and Indian War period civilian buttons. The show up sites from the 1750's and some were still in use in the 1780's. Also known as blow hole back buttons, the holes served to let gasses escape the button when the two halves were being soldered together. Nice finds. They are scarce.