button with star

[jhamner]

I recently found this undug Superior Police button with a star device. As usual, all of my research has brought up more questions than answers! So now I'm beggin again--anyone know the state, the locality, and /or the date if this little cuff button? Thanks!

 

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[lairmo]

Superior WI, maybe?

 

[jhamner]

Superior WI, maybe?

Thanks lairmo--that's entirely possible and in fact, probable! There's also a Superior , Arizona I think, but I like your idea best.

 

[nhbenz]

Haha, I’m so used to seeing “superior” as a quality description on the back that I couldn’t switch to thinking that it was referring to a place.
Good answer Lairmo!

 

[lairmo]

Haha, I’m so used to seeing “superior” as a quality description on the back that I couldn’t switch to thinking that it was referring to a place.
Good answer Lairmo!

Yeah it took a little bit to drop the "Superior Quality" I was thinking...lol

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Jhamner wrote:
> So now I'm beggin again--anyone know […] the date if this little cuff button?

Awww... "begging" always gets to me. Okay, here ya go. Unfortunately for us button-diggers & collectors, CUFF-SIZE buttons whose backmarks says nothing but SCOVILL MF'G Co * were manufactured from about the 1870s into the mid-1900s.

Also.. "most" (but not nearly all) buttons whose lettering is written in "plain block" letters (instead of Serifed, or Script, etc.) letters are from no earlier than the very-late 1800s.

Jhamner also (showing very good manners) added:
> Thanks!

You're welcome.

 

[jhamner]

Jhamner wrote:
> So now I'm beggin again--anyone know […] the date if this little cuff button?

Awww... "begging" always gets to me. Okay, here ya go. Unfortunately for us button-diggers & collectors, CUFF-SIZE buttons whose backmarks says nothing but SCOVILL MF'G Co * were manufactured from about the 1870s into the mid-1900s.





Also.. "most" (but not nearly all) buttons whose lettering is written in "plain block" letters (instead of Serifed, or Script, etc.) letters are from no earlier than the very-late 1800s.

Jhamner also (showing very good manners) added:
> Thanks!

You're welcome.

How did you know I was going to say "Thanks" just because that is what I almost always say! And you beat me to the draw on another note--I was just getting ready to ask if anyone could tell the date by the backmark. You're two steps ahead of me on all counts! Thanks. (OOps-I did it again!