Button Id, try it again

[Dig This]

Found this last year with THE SEEKER in an area that was giving up war of 1812 buttons. we have tried to get what this button is and cannot come up with any answers and lust let it go. Since the weather is so cold i was going thru my goodiwes and thought I would try again to get and ID on this goodie.

 

[CRUSADER]

Can you see the start of the backmark?
?LLINGTON

 

[tuatara]

Can't see it either. Is it Wellington?

 

[bearbqd]

i thin it says Lexington

 

[Bramblefind]

In the April thread he says it reads "WELLINGTON"

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,229762.0.html

I believe I might of found two brief references to Wellington buttons -

From an 1853 book "Birmingham- A Poem" pg 113

"And lastly, there are Wellington or bronzed military buttons, of rich quality and exquisitely ornamented, crest buttons, &c."

http://books.google.com/books?id=pt...tons"&pg=PA113#v=onepage&q=wellington&f=false

And this archaeology report from a site on Ossabaw island, Georgia-

Several buttons had backmarks that provided limited
diagnostic information. ... One
brass button reverse stamped, “Wellington” came from
Locus C, Level 3.

http://shapiro.anthro.uga.edu/Lamar/images/PDFs/publication_108.pdf

 

[Bramblefind]

In the Birmingham book I think they are attributing the Wellington buttons to Elliott and Sons. I found 1850s references that place them on Regent Street.

 

[tuatara]

Yeah, they used to be on Regent Street, Birmingham, but later moved to London. Some sources say they moved in 1837, some in 1850's.


Date(s) Name Address

1717-1800 William Elliot & Son crn Regent Street & Frederick Street , Birmingham


1837(?) William Elliot & Son 38 Noble Street, Foster Lane, London