Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

[Roger Mn.]

Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

One just has GILT on it and the other is aluminum and has P. B. CO.

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

I dont remember who P.B. & Co. were but they made WWI items. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-wwi-khaki-first-aid-kit-pb-co-dated-1918

Heres a patent with the same date..

 

[Roger Mn.]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

Thanks bigcypresshunter. That looks like the button and I tried to research it for who P.B.CO. was. No luck .

 

[vayank54]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

The gilt button dates about 1810 to 1830 or so. Gilt means it was gold plated.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

The gilt button dates about 1810 to 1830 or so. Gilt means it was gold plated.

Actually, the process was a fairly simple one. Five grains of gold per gross (144) of buttons was added to a mixture of mercury, then brushed on the brass buttons, which were then cooked in a furnace. Buttons could be double gilt, triple gilt, and so on, depending on the number of grains or number of brushings used.

 

[IronSpike]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

Nice buttons and ID's

Remember reading in the patent that P. B. Co stands for 'Pattern Button Company' and was Waterbury related. Here's one Michaelangelo found a few weeks ago:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,321038.0.html

 

[Roger Mn.]

Re: Buttons gilt & P.B.CO.

Thanks IronSpike.