✅ SOLVED Eagle Infantry Button. need help identifying

[BeepingforCoins]

I found this in an 1806 town in Ohio. I've looked, but I can't seem to find any eagle buttons such as this one with the eagle facing right, with infantry in the middle, also with a backmark that reads "Ives Scott" on the top and "Waterbury" on the bottom. Any information would be highly appreciated!

 

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[broken_detector]

It's an infantry button good lord haha

 

[broken_detector]

Is the image inverted? And may we get a pic of back of button.

 

[BeepingforCoins]

Is the image inverted? And may we get a pic of back of button.

The image isn't inverted, and sure

 

[devldog]

Nice find and Save of the Eagle I Infantry button.

 

[broken_detector]

Does.it only say waterbury? Size?

 

[BeepingforCoins]

Does.it only say waterbury? Size?

The back also says Ives Scott, and the size is slightly smaller than a penny

 

[civil_war22]

1830’s Infantry. Ives Scott was introduced in the 1830’s. It’s a common issued infantry button pre-civil war

 

[fyrffytr1]

To elaborate on civil war 22's reply, Ives, Scott and company dates from 1834-36. In 1837 it became Ives, Kendrick and company.

 

[civil_war22]

To elaborate on civil war 22's reply, Ives, Scott and company dates from 1834-36. In 1837 it became Ives, Kendrick and company.

Too elaborate 1830’s is a broad range from 1830-1839, so your button as said was early 1830’s.

 

[A2coins]

Now thats a cool find wow I would be happy with that.

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet from MI Tommy

 

[BLK HOLE]

Great find

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

BeepingforCoins, your member-name suggests you might not have much interest in Military buttons. But, if you think there's some likelihood you'll continue to find buttons like that one, you might want to buy a copy of the button-collector photo-guidebook titled "Record of American Military Uniform Buttons, with Supplement" by Alphaeus H. Albert. It shows and identifies your button as GI-80, US Army Infantry... a very unusual variety in that the eagle is looking to the opposite direction from almost all other US Army "eagle-button" versions, AND it is a silver-plated brass US Army button. Put a dab of Tarn-X on it to bring out the silver.

Another helpful guidebook for you to own is "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by McGuinn & Bazelon. That book says, as Fyrffytr1 told you, your button was made during 1834 to 1836, because the button manufacturer Ives, Scott & Co. of Waterbury CT was only in business under that name during that very short time. Trust this advice: that book will pay for itself many times.

 

[BeepingforCoins]

Thank you good sir, I will definitely try getting this at some point, it could be very helpful!