Found a button!

[333Demon333]

Finds of the day...
1943 war nickel
Assorted wheat cents
Old shotgun shell
Bullet ( I think )
And an old button
Can someone give me some info on the button please? And is it civil war era?

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Based on the back mark, the Scovill button is from the 1850-65 era. Probably not military, but I'm not 100% positive.

 

[park pirate]

Nice...

 

[grasshopper]

I believe it is a button from the Berkeley School. Here is a more recent version:

BP39 Berkeley School Cuff Button

There are a few posts of these on MDing forums you can see online. Seems to be fairly uncommon from what I have read.

I took this picture from an earlier thread.

Nice find!!

 

[333Demon333]

Thanks

 

[blugotti1]

nice finds!!

 

[333Demon333]

I'm just wondering if it's civil war era?

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds Demon! Thanks for sharing...

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The best book on dating metal buttons by their backmark is "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. That book shows a photo of your buttons EXACT backmark (SCOVILL MG CO /WATERBURY in raised lettering), and says it was made only in the early-1850s.

 

[333Demon333]

The best book on dating metal buttons by their backmark is "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. That book shows a photo of your buttons EXACT backmark (SCOVILL MG CO /WATERBURY in raised lettering), and says it was made only in the early-1850s.

Thanks for the info