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Not sure but it looks awesome.
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If it has a back in it, what does it say.
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Yes the back is there just cant read it? possibly Waterbury but I'm not sure? BK
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It looks like a Rhode Island state seal button. A backmark would really help ID it but this form of the state seal appears to be an early one, maybe pre-war. There are four possible backmarks listed in Albert's under RI-8; "Scovill Mfg. Co,/Waterbury", "Waterbury Button Co.", "D.Evans & Co./Attleboro" and "Superior/Quality".
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I worked on the back it says Waterbury button Co.
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Broken Knee wrote:
> Could this be a RI. state cuff button if so how old could it be?
> I worked on the back it says Waterbury Button Co.
Yes, it is a Rhode Island Staff Officer cuff-size button.
Your button's age depends on whether the backmark's letters have serifs, or not. With serifs, it is 1850s-to-late 1800s. Without serifs, it is 1890-1943. Info source: "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn & Bruce S. Bazelon.
> Could this be a RI. state cuff button if so how old could it be?
> I worked on the back it says Waterbury Button Co.
Yes, it is a Rhode Island Staff Officer cuff-size button.
Your button's age depends on whether the backmark's letters have serifs, or not. With serifs, it is 1850s-to-late 1800s. Without serifs, it is 1890-1943. Info source: "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn & Bruce S. Bazelon.
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