Early US 10th Infantry Button

steelheadwill · Feb 26, 2011

Hi All !
Braved some of the worst driving I've encountered to find more buttons.
And I think I found a good one :hello2:

not the best condition, crusty with edge loss (darn that coarse gravel >:(

)
but identifiable and Early:
'United States 10th Regiment of Infantry officer's button 1798-1802'
Once again, no listing in Tice for these early buttons, anybody wanna trade for an Alberts :laughing7:

I found an image online for a 1st regiment that is similar.
Also dug some other items, What I think may be a lead filled button core,
a Barrel tap key, piece of brass encased in melted glass (most crumbled off while rinsing), brass door plate with 'horn' ? :dontknow:

and the lead 'JHS' piece with no holes or attachment points.
This was one COLD hunt, I was prepared for snow, but not the pelting rain that
came later, this was the last negative tide for this month, and I needed to get while the gettins good :icon_sunny:

Thanks for Looking and Happy Hunting to All :thumbsup:

spitfire55 · Feb 26, 2011

leddel · Feb 26, 2011

great historical button Steelheadwill be sure to preserve that one or you'll loose even more detail , sure wish the pewters held up better . congrats on it and some nice relics , well deserved for braving the elements .

Dan

ModernMiner · Feb 26, 2011

Herbie,
Congrats on that old button. I love that barrel tap. :thumbsup:

-Doug-

ANTIQUARIAN · Feb 26, 2011

Nice finds there Herbie! :icon_thumright:

This piece's interesting . . . I wonder what it came from? :icon_scratch:

I'm going to hit the snow plowed hills at the mall again today, they've melted down quite a bit recently. The temps going to get up to 28F today, so it shouldn't kill my batteries like it did last time. I'll let you know if I find anything interesting! Probably not though! :laughing7:

Dave

VOL1266-X · Feb 26, 2011

Why not brave the elements when you are on a roll and finding rare buttons like that one Herbie. HH, Quindy.

black651 · Feb 26, 2011

Your "JHS" piece struck a chord in my memory. I found a similar looking piece with the drill holes approximately in the same locations and a sharp eyed TNET member on here pointed out that he had one also and it may be part of a horse carriage decoration.

Just adding a possible direction to search for info..

Great finds!!

Steve in PA · Feb 26, 2011

You are on a nice roll with the early military buttons! Keep it going :thumbsup:

The Patriot · Feb 26, 2011

Your getting some nice rare ones now Herbie! wish my shovel could break through the hard ground...then again I would have to shovel it first... keep up the digs! :icon_thumright:

Charlene · Feb 26, 2011

I'd be doing my happy dance for days if I found that button! :notworthy:

mainer · Feb 26, 2011

Your on a roll Herbie. You have had a great year so far and I got a feeling its going to get better. :thumbsup:

HISPAN · Feb 26, 2011

Nice Key of barrel tap .....congrats! :thumbsup:

H

Golden1 · Feb 26, 2011

Awesome finds Herbie :thumbsup:

You are on a roll keep it up bud

G1

pat (chicago) · Feb 26, 2011

nice finds & the "barrel tap key"...

appears to be a valve from a gas light wall fixture. nice stuff !

steelheadwill · Feb 26, 2011

black651 said:
Your "JHS" piece struck a chord in my memory. I found a similar looking piece with the drill holes approximately in the same locations and a sharp eyed TNET member on here pointed out that he had one also and it may be part of a horse carriage decoration.

Just adding a possible direction to search for info..

Great finds!!

Thanks for all your replies! :thumbsup:

Black651, Great direction & very likely a correct ID, strangely the 'holes' are definitely not, just indents and no attachment points on rear.
modern auto emblems are applied with adhesive, so why not carriage plaques :dontknow: