First Blowhole button, Knee buckle, Colonial buttons, etc.

coinman123 · Jul 2, 2015

Got out today, found my first blow hole button, a knee buckle, a couple more Colonial buttons and weird piece of brass.

My buddy found an old drawer pull and some old nails.

CASPER-2 · Jul 4, 2015

HCW · Jul 4, 2015

relic nut said:
Please educate me. Which one is blow hole and why is it called that. Please excuse the ignorance.

What he said.

Old Dude · Jul 4, 2015

That Blowhole button is as nice as any I have seen posted here. Congrats on finding what looks to be a great site. Beautiful buckle and I like the other buttons too!

coinman123 · Jul 4, 2015

HCW said:
What he said.

Sorry for not giving some explanation earlier on. The big button with the two holes drilled on the back is the blow hole button, the one made from two pieces. It is called a blowhole because of the holes that were drilled on the back, they were used as vents for gases that were produced when the button was made. These buttons date from the late 1600's to the mid 1700's making them an early find.