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tymcmurray

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I went early to hunt a small field in town. First hit, a small buckle. Second hit a wagon spike. Third hit a....shotgun shell...no...OMG another brass button. I got so excited I grabbed the phone and called civilman1. It didn't occur to me how early it stil was. Luckily he was up and ready for a hunt. I stopped and went home to wait for him.
A couple of hours later we met at the field and went to work. An hour later, nothing. So we headed over to the area that I found the brass button yeasterday. The farmer was in the fields so we got permission to hunt his fields for the next two days. COOL! So we went to work again. Alot of iron and not much else.
We ended our hunt at the soccer field next door and both coame out with a little clad.
If anyone could help IDing this button I would greatly appreciate it. It's about the size on a quarter, a good 1/8 inch thick, a hole through the center but it looks like a shank broke off of the back (maybe not), and it is very heavy for a button.
 

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Here is the total take for the day.
 

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Nice job on the hunt, but I am not so sure that is a button.
But if it is.....Extremely uncommon were 1 hole buttons used with a rawhide or gut strip or a round "bead" to hold the button to the fabric or hide used for clothing. These 1 hole buttons can predate the 1700s. Also, the one-hole buttons were also used as forms, covered with fabric or thread in elaborate designs, and sewn onto clothing similar to a pad-back.
 

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