Cool button

[Roadquest]

Button, Don't know what kind it is or type.

Wanted to post it, before I gave it to my brother.

Clayton

 

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[myelo1023]

Button, Don't know what kind it is or type.

Wanted to post it, before I gave it to my brother.

Clayton

Got a photo of the back? Not that I'd know....just know that question is coming!

 

[jopher]

Three castle towers with an E over??

 

[Roadquest]

Myelo,

Here you go. Back of button.

Clayton

 

[civilman1]

I think it might be upside down RQ.....Look's like it might be an Engineer's "lapel" pin for the US Army....Cool find,can't date it though!!!

 

[civilman1]

Three castle towers with an E over??

 

[tymcmurray]

I agree.

 

[Roadquest]

I think it might be upside down RQ.....Look's like it might be an Engineer's "lapel" pin for the US Army....Cool find,can't date it though!!!

I looked at it again, there is an E on top. With it pictured this way. You must be right the E
would be for Engineer.
There also appears to be a row of dimond shapes across the bottom.
Hope someone can date it.

Clayton

 

[Roadquest]

I think it might be upside down RQ.....Look's like it might be an Engineer's "lapel" pin for the US Army....Cool find,can't date it though!!!

I looked at it again, there is an E on top. With it pictured this way. You must be right the E
would be for Engineer.
There also appears to be a row of dimond shapes across the bottom.
Hope someone can date it.

Clayton

No, wait. That may be xxxxx across the botton

 

[myelo1023]

I think it might be upside down RQ.....Look's like it might be an Engineer's "lapel" pin for the US Army....Cool find,can't date it though!!!

The back does look like a pin.

 

[Felinepeachy]

I know it's not EXACT but I think your button has something to do with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Here's a good link. http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/insignia.htm#castle

Very Nice Button

 

[tymcmurray]

This is the closest I can find so far. This proves that your button,
being a one piece, pre-dates 1939. INTERESTING!

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW-II-ENGINEER-...4QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101

 

[allen]

really neat button...

 

[Roadquest]

Felinepeachy....tymcmurray Great research information...Thanks

Felinepeachy,
That site has the history of this button. I get into something like that, and want to read entire thing.
Now if I could just rem. all of it.
That's the button, but the one I have has xxxxx across the bottom.
It may have said something about them, I will go back and check it again.

tymcmurry,

The Ebay page, gives a general idea of the value of this button. Thought it's
not the same, It's clost to it. My button is not in that good shape.
So, it would be worth less.
But, The xxxx on the botton could make a difference.

Clayton

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice button. I agree it is an engineers button. Has anyone checked the Tice Book? I am in the office, but will look up the button this evening. I am not sure, but I think I remember seeing this in the book, which covers 1776-1865.

Neil