Montana Jim said:Waterbury button company... pattern number 11368
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=19641
CRUSADER said:Montana Jim said:Waterbury button company... pattern number 11368
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=19641
Nice ID. When was it made, it looks like an old loop type circa 1812??
Montana Jim said:CRUSADER said:Montana Jim said:Waterbury button company... pattern number 11368
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=19641
Nice ID. When was it made, it looks like an old loop type circa 1812??
Yes, it's a "birdcage shank" - at least thats what I remember them being called.
The date, I think, looking at what I can see of the backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. 1849-1965
But, as a one piece with that old-school shank maybe it's something else... I'll keep looking