button identification

[patpall22]

hey all,

I found this button at 7 inches deep near a house that was built in the early 1920's in central Ca. I apologies for the pics but that is as close as I can get with camera. the button is just smaller than a dime. I can't identify it so any help would be great.

thanks

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Livery Button nice find

SS

 

[patpall22]

thanks silver searcher

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its a known civilian blazer button with the Latin inscription SPECTEMUR AGENDO on the bottom ribbon. I found one myself possibly from the 50's.

 

[Silver Searcher]

No no no. Its a known civilian blazer button with a Latin inscription on the ribbon. I found one myself possibly from the 50's (bottom pic)

Latin inscription or not, with the Lion symbols it would still fall into the Livery category of Buttons

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

poking my nose in again

Its a sudo-livery blazer button.

Odds on its got a steel back

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have always known this particular Lion and Shield button as a Civilian blazer button. It is still made today by Waterbury as a fashion button. I didnt know that it resembled a Livery button.
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=29541

 

[Silver Searcher]

I have always known this particular Lion and Shield button as a Civilian blazer button. It is still made today by Waterbury as a fashion button. I didnt know that it resembled a Livery button.
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=29541

The main thing BigCY is the ID great pictures..we all learned something

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

poking my nose in again

Its a sudo-livery blazer button.

Odds on its got a steel back

You found the wagy finger then

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I had to back search to find the meaning. "Let us be judged by our actions." Some of these found by other members are steel backed and others are brass. They are all 2 piece buttons and can date back to the early 20th century. Some schools may have used them. Maybe the rampant lion design came from a Livery button. I didnt know that.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,292329.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,281159.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,62129.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,135512.0.html

 

[CRUSADER]

I had to back search to find the meaning. "Let us be judged by our actions." Some of these found by other members are steel backed and others are brass. They are all 2 piece buttons and can date back to the early 20th century. Some schools may have used them. Maybe the rampant lion design came from a Livery button. I didnt know that.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,292329.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,281159.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,62129.0.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,135512.0.html

I know, I was just playing sudo-livery is a made up word. Although, the blazer button has taken elements of a Livery nature & also a Military slant to create a make believe button type

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found one 4 feet deep on a Florida beach and got excited when I first pulled it out of the ditch. I dont get to find anything old much here in South Florida.

 

[patpall22]

thanks BCH for the info. that's neat you found the same one across the state. I was so curious about the button because the place I found it at has an interesting story. it is a mansion called the flanders mansion and was bought by the city of carmel in the early 70's and incorporated in the mission fields recreational park which was originally the first trails used by the spanish to get from monterey to the carmel mission. the place has been hit so hard that it is hard to get any signals most of the time.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Patpall22,

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