Cool button I need help on

[rustydigger]

Any info on this would be appreciated. It is 2 pieces

 

[chrisplay2004]

Found this...
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=27444.0
buttons worn by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War.

 

[rustydigger]

Wow so thats exciting I took some more pics hoping for a positive id. I placed it on a penny for size comparison.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Sorry, but no, that button is definitely not a Revolutionary War Hessian button. It is a 20th-century "Fashion button from the civilian clothing industry. That button's "hollow 2-piece" construction with a "self-shank" back for sewing it onto clothing absolutely excludes it from being a 1700s-era button. You can still find non-excavated specimens of that button for sale today, if you search the Internet for them.

 

[rustydigger]

Sorry, but no, that button is definitely not a Revolutionary War Hessian button. It is a 20th-century "Fashion button from the civilian clothing industry. That button's "hollow 2-piece" construction with a "self-shank" back for sewing it onto clothing absolutely excludes it from being a 1700s-era button. You can still find non-excavated specimens of that button for sale today, if you search the Internet for them.

Thanks thats why I put it up here. Oh well its still cool to me

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Sorry, but no, that button is definitely not a Revolutionary War Hessian button. It is a 20th-century "Fashion button from the civilian clothing industry. That button's "hollow 2-piece" construction with a "self-shank" back for sewing it onto clothing absolutely excludes it from being a 1700s-era button. You can still find non-excavated specimens of that button for sale today, if you search the Internet for them.

I agree its a civilian fashion button. If you search here you can find other threads with this 3-legged eagle.

It's a modern (20th century) blazer / fashion button made for use on sport coats, jackets, sweaters, etc. The bird, usually depicted with three legs (or a tail that looks like a third leg), is often described as a Teutonic eagle. The motto Spes Nostra Es Deus is Latin for, "God is our hope." Blazer buttons frequently feature antique-looking designs or crests, and Latin or pseudo-Latin mottoes.

This has often been misidentified as a Revolutionary War Hessian military button. QUOTE PBK http://forum.treasurenet.com/index....opic,98678.msg712949.html#msg712949