Excellent Colonial Button, anyone know about it?

mdmike · May 7, 2020

Found in CT in nice environment... has some original silver in the coined area. 1.425" diameter. Probably post Rev War? Maybe English? Looking at the back adds an interesting question ... was there a positive and negative die??

DCMatt · May 7, 2020

Wow. Big.

We need to see the back as well.

desertexplorer · May 7, 2020

Yup, Photo of the back would help...

CRUSADER · May 9, 2020

Thats a good one, the size and construction suggests 1750-80. Never seen this design before a lovely find!

Bramblefind · May 9, 2020

Beautiful! Well done on saving this gorgeous button.

It looks to be the same basic design as this one shown in The Complete Button Book. That button depicts Cronus / Chronos "Father Time" and yours looks to be the of that general theme i.e. mourning button design. I wonder if perhaps they were part of a set.

fyrffytr1 · May 9, 2020

Bramblefind said:
Beautiful! Well done on saving this gorgeous button.

It looks to be the same basic design as this one shown in The Complete Button Book. That button depicts Cronus / Chronos "Father Time" and yours looks to be the of that general theme i.e. mourning button design. I wonder if perhaps they were part of a set.

Not to hijack this thread but can you tell me if the book you referenced is worth acquiring? I know pictures are black and white but do they show the front and back of the buttons?

Bramblefind · May 9, 2020

fyrffytr1 said:
Not to hijack this thread but can you tell me if the book you referenced is worth acquiring? I know pictures are black and white but do they show the front and back of the buttons?

Hi - No it doesn't have images of the backs and that is unfortunate. It can be a useful reference but really is just an overview. Though I have been able to find many buttons that have been posted on Tnet within. The first section is a history of different types of buttons and how they are made and that is interesting.

I bought my copy used and I think I shopped around for a while until I found one at a good price. I think about $15 would be my max if I were buying this book but I also really like to help solve things here and will take any help I can find even if it is incomplete

fyrffytr1 · May 10, 2020

Bramblefind said:
Hi - No it doesn't have images of the backs and that is unfortunate. It can be a useful reference but really is just an overview. Though I have been able to find many buttons that have been posted on Tnet within. The first section is a history of different types of buttons and how they are made and that is interesting.

I bought my copy used and I think I shopped around for a while until I found one at a good price. I think about $15 would be my max if I were buying this book but I also really like to help solve things here and will take any help I can find even if it is incomplete

Thanks for the reply. Cheapest I have found is about $25.00 so I will keep looking.