Artillery coat button. Real or fake?

[Ammoman]

Back mark says Dowler Birmingham

Any ideas on how to know if it’s a reproduction?



Thanks for your input!

 

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[smokeythecat]

I looked in Tice's book on buttons and did not see that button with a "Dowler Birminghman" backmark, and Tice's book is the most recent comprehensive book on the subject.

I believe MCGuinn and Bazelon list that mark as post 1900.

 

[Ammoman]

Thank you for the response Smokey! I would hate to List it on Ebay for a buck and find out later it was worth a Billion!

 

[smokeythecat]

I recommend that anyone that deals with buttons at all get the Bazelon and McGuinn book. I don't know how much they are anymore, but its a good investment. Dowler DID make CW buttons, but the backmark was different.