🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Button ID

[Nathan W]

Found this very decorative button I believe. I think it's lead or pewter maybe. It's all one solid piece. The shank looks like it's been drilled. I wanted to know the date range for this type. I looked at button chart but this style shank makes it very early but I feel that's not the case with this one. Maybe Red-Coat will chime in he's great with buttons

 

[Blackfoot58]

Nice find. I call it a rosette style, as it reminds me of many rosette church windows. It may have had a center stone at one time, based on what appears to be a center “basin”. The shank has me confused. That style can be back around 1830 and as recent as the 1970s. Very popular shank IMO. I’d guess it to be late 1800s (1875-1895) based on the spoked design only.
All of this said, Im purely guessing. I’m sure you’ll get better info. 👍🏼

 

[Nathan W]

Nice find. I call it a rosette style, as it reminds me of many rosette church windows. It may have had a center stone at one time, based on what appears to be a center “basin”. The shank has me confused. That style can be back around 1830 and as recent as the 1970s. Very popular shank IMO. I’d guess it to be late 1800s (1875-1895) based on the spoked design only.
All of this said, Im purely guessing. I’m sure you’ll get better info. 👍🏼

I didn't know they were popular past early 1900s. I can see now where a stone or glass might have been in the center

 

[Nathan W]

Yeah that shank is a very old style that had me confused too

 

[Blackfoot58]

An uncle of mine worked in the button industry in the 1960s and early 70s.
Muscatine Iowa was known historically for “pearl” buttons; punched from clam shells.
They evolved into plastics and resins. Some had metallic features. I saw many that had (eyelet) shanks similar to yours.
I’m not suggesting that yours is a later date; only that it had a very popular style.
I’m very convinced that yours is a vintage example.

 

[Fredneck]

This button is late 1700's cut-steel, they're known for fancy open complex features. Nice find Nathan !!

 

[Nathan W]

This button is late 1700's cut-steel, they're known for fancy open complex features. Nice find Nathan !!

Wow! I knew it was older maybe late 1800s but really? It was around at 1901 site. Maybe earlier homesite was before it there

 

[dz302]

Found this very decorative button I believe. I think it's lead or pewter maybe. It's all one solid piece. The shank looks like it's been drilled. I wanted to know the date range for this type. I looked at button chart but this style shank makes it very early but I feel that's not the case with this one. Maybe Red-Coat will chime in he's great with buttons

Nice one. Late 1800s cast shank for sure...definite keeper...find the stone for the center one missing...may be in the same hole.
dz

 

[Gene Mean]

That is so nice, imagine it with a stone.

 

[Nathan W]

That is so nice, imagine it with a stone.

Well I keep going back there and hammering the place. It was 105 heat index today, I just couldn't do it maybe tomorrow. It is a shaded area but still takes your breath away in the shade when it's that hot

 

[Nathan W]

Nice one. Late 1800s cast shank for sure...definite keeper...find the stone for the center one missing...may be in the same hole.
dz

I'm going back for sure. And cherry pick everything slowly. I kind of remember the area I found it