"E" button? Coin? not sure

[Stef45]

No idea what this is. someone help.

 

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[nhbenz]

Well, that's a different variety of the e-disc thingies that have shown up here, and have yet to be solved (I think):
"e button" treasurenet site:www.treasurenet.com - Google Search

 

[DCMatt]

I would really like to see this one solved. So many have been found and in so many varieties that it was obviously a commonly used and discarded item for many years - but what and when?

DCMatt

 

[mcl]

This is just my attempt at contributing here. I went through the search link posted by nhbenz and dug through all the posts I could find. Of the 17 people I found who had found some variation of these, I was able to determine at least the state in which the object was found for 16. I also found the city for many. So I made a little map of where these have been reported. I put the dot near the city where possible, and otherwise just tried to put it near the middle of the state/not covering up the name. Other than the Kansas outlier I think this map shows an interesting pattern. Maybe it will help?

EDIT: I'm updating the map as people post here.

 

[tennessee digger]

Great research mcl. You can add Nashville to your list as I have dug at least 3 of them around here and a buddy of mine has also found a few also. I Still don't know what they are?

 

[mcl]

Great research mcl. You can add Nashville to your list as I have dug at least 3 of them around here and a buddy of mine has also found a few also. I Still don't know what they are?

Thank you, I've updated the map to show a dot for each of you.

If anyone else found one of these feel free to chime in as a dot in your location could be one I added for someone else.

 

[Anduril]

I kind of like the idea that it might be a key from an old manual typewriter.
Someone in one of the earlier threads suggested that - so I can't really take credit for the idea.

Anybody know the "typical" diameter of an old typewriter key?
The bevel along the side doesn't particularly bother me (assuming typewriter key).
The underside attachment (if that's what it is?) is a bit perplexing, but I really don't know how such letter keys were attached in the first place.
So, I'll withhold judgment on that for now.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I think that, if this thing is a typewriter key, why haven't other letters been found? Also, if you do an image search for keys you will find that they are smooth and the letter is not raised. Could these possibly be from some type of Thomas Edison product?

 

[relic lover]

I think that, if this thing is a typewriter key, why haven't other letters been found? Also, if you do an image search for keys you will find that they are smooth and the letter is not raised. Could these possibly be from some type of Thomas Edison product?

Now there's an idea there were Edison batteries

 

[relic lover]

Here is an Edison battery Note the discs on the top

 

[mcl]

Here is an Edison battery Note the discs on the top

Not a bad idea but this is the top of the discs:

 

[relic lover]

Yeah you're right I am thinking the Edison E would be fancier

 

[Getty]

I dug one a few years back in Williamsburg, Va. I don't have a pic handy but it was the thin copper/brass ish material raised E with rounded edges.

 

[mcl]

FYI, I added a blue dot to the map. This represents the location of two separate companies people have suggested in other threads might be responsible for these objects. The first is Eberhard Manufacturing Company, which has made a wide variety of products since the late 1800s including horse tack/harness hardware, auto body parts (especially frame parts, hitches, door hinges and door latches), locks, and clips. The second is called Empire Plow Company, which as you might expect makes farming implements. Oddly enough both are located in Cleveland, Ohio, which is an odd geographic location considering where the finds are popping up on the map. Either way, I will add that the Eberhard company in particular is a good lead if for no reason other than because the circle E matches their logo exactly. Here are a couple of clippings from the 1900 decade that attest to this:

I dug one a few years back in Williamsburg, Va. I don't have a pic handy but it was the thin copper/brass ish material raised E with rounded edges.

Thanks for posting, I had a dot for you but it was in Maryland -- changing it to VA tightened up the grouping even more than before.

 

[Stef45]

This is just my attempt at contributing here. I went through the search link posted by nhbenz and dug through all the posts I could find. Of the 17 people I found who had found some variation of these, I was able to determine at least the state in which the object was found for 16. I also found the city for many. So I made a little map of where these have been reported. I put the dot near the city where possible, and otherwise just tried to put it near the middle of the state/not covering up the name. Other than the Kansas outlier I think this map shows an interesting pattern. Maybe it will help?

EDIT: I'm updating the map as people post here.

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well this one is from james island charleston sc

 

[Bramblefind]

I came across a photo with Henry cartridge cases from the 1860s - the bases had been removed and turned into buttons. The letter H logo and size, design looked a lot like some of these letter E discs so I did some poking around and found the Eley Bros. used a letter E mark on their cartridges. Here are some examples:

http://22box-id.com/world/England.pdf


ELEY BROS. LTD. The history of this manufacturer dates back to 1828 making them not only the
largest manufacturer in England, but also the oldest. Their main offices were in London. They probably
first were known just as Eley Bros., but no.22 boxes are known from that era. They were one of the leaders
in the introduction of smokeless and semi-smokeless powders. In 1918 they were merged with Kynoch
Ltd., Nobel Industries, Birmingham Metals and Munitions, and Kings Norton to form the new Nobel
Industries Ltd.

 

[Clo]

You can add a dot to Henderson County NC.

 

[mcl]

You can add a dot to Henderson County NC.

Here's an updated map to reflect a few additions and one I took off due to the general consensus that it is not related to the others.