Button or Pin / Escutcheon Plate

[Flyingbuy]

Okay, first hunt of the year. I went to a little field that has been kicking up some nice early coppers in 2009. Nothing today except for these two items. The escutcheon is cool ,but can anyone identify the crest ? It seems to have unicorns on it ? but the faces look like tigers ? The second item looks like a button or could have been a pin ? the shank is gone but a solder mark is still there.

 

[S IL THer]

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I think you posted the wrong 1st pic. Not a unicorn crest. The button seems to have a building with the words "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION." Not much to go on. Can you make out any other words. Please post pic of back and size.

 

[Flyingbuy]

I think you posted the wrong 1st pic. Not a unicorn crest. The button seems to have a building with the words "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION." Not much to go on. Can you make out any other words. Please post pic of back and size.

Your right , I have them in the wrong order, guess thats what happens when you watch football and post at the same time , sorry y'all

 

[CRUSADER]

Actually it a Lion left & unicorn right, part of the Coats Of Arms of Great Britain. So probably British.

 

[Bramblefind]

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[Bramblefind]

This pic matches better -

eta this is the State House in Boston - it probably says that NOT Faneuil Hall.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think you posted the wrong 1st pic. Not a unicorn crest. The button seems to have a building with the words "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION." Not much to go on. Can you make out any other words. Please post pic of back and size.

Your right , I have them in the wrong order, guess thats what happens when you watch football and post at the same time , sorry y'all

Ah I see it now. I didnt see the unicorns at first on the escutcheon. I also was watching football.

Actually it a Lion left & unicorn right, part of the Coats Of Arms of Great Britain. So probably British.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

This pic matches better -


eta this is the State House in Boston -

Massachusetts State House good work Bramblefind. This is all I got.

 

[Flyingbuy]

This pic matches better -


eta this is the State House in Boston -

Massachusetts State House good work Bramblefind. This is all I got.

Okay, I worked this "pin" a bit and it says " National Educational Assosiation" Date reads " July 3 ~ 10 1903. The 1903 looks like 1803 but I really don't think the state house was built, chime in history buffs ? I also included a shot of the eschotcheon showing it's size. By the way this arrow point , more like a speer head was in the hole I dug the pin from . Cool site , hope to be back on it this spring !!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thats a rare pin from the National Educational Association Convention in Boston. This is all that came up on google on July 6 and 7, 1903.


http://books.google.com/books?id=75...puLAlU4SSiEG-y4yM3JoydZo#v=onepage&q=&f=false

 

[Flyingbuy]

Thats a rare pin from the National Educational Association Convention in Boston. This is all that came up on google on July 6 and 7, 1903.


http://books.google.com/books?id=75...puLAlU4SSiEG-y4yM3JoydZo#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Thanks, very cool, I'll try to dig up some other info. The dates on the pin clearly show July and I am sure on the 3 thru the 10, you can see the the 10, the 1903 is clear except for the 9 is a bit fuzzy. Thanks for your help !!

 

[richm]

Looks like seahorses on the key hole plate to me??