Button ID....

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Can anyone help me pin down an ID on this button. It's about 7/8" across, plain front, and on back side is written "Treble Gilt" and "Standard Colour" Thanks! GD

 

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It's a civilian gilt-brass coat button, c. 1830's-50's. Treble Gilt and Standard Colour are what are known as "quality marks" and refer to the finish of the metal. The spelling Colour probably indicates British manufacture, although I believe that some American firms of the period used it as well.

 

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Thank You!!!

GD

 

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...and then i found this info...which also helped!!

Brass Flat Button: 7/8" diameter, "Treble Gilt-Standard Colour" backmark. Most of gilt is worn from face, but almost all remains on back. Shank slightly out of round but solid and intact. BN209JASS $3.50


http://www.greybirdrelics.com/Buttons.htm


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http://beaversmill.ieasysite.com/new_home_page_008.htm

Two English-made military uniform buttons. Both, found only a few inches from each other, were very plain on the front, but had curved inscriptions around where the shank had broken off. Probably a slightly overweight visitor put a little too much stress on the buttons. One used the English spelling of Colour: ?Standard Colour Treble Gilt.? The other button has really in fancy old English script ?Best Strong Stan?d? (standard) impressed around the back. These buttons are from the period 1800 to 1830. The penny is for size comparison only; I found it in my pocket.
When we first discovered the buttons, we thought they were coins. You could imagine how excited we were. It is still a nice discovery given the military history of the mill owner.