Found a municipal employees button! Need year!

Detectingfreak · Apr 14, 2009

Hey guys! I dug a really really old button today! I do not know if its real or not. I went hunting with JuJu and we were at stelicom and this is the only good signal I got all day that seemed worth keeping. It says Waterbury Conn. on the back. I am pretty sure. I am super stocked!

I know not to get my hopes up if its real or not. Please tell me the age. Its about 1/2 inch across.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-New-Yor...1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

Mine doesn't say Scoville on the back. It says COS

49er · Apr 14, 2009

Re: Found a button! Need ID! I don't know if its real! Need age too! Dug today!

Fantastic find there DF....Today was your lucky day....Did you do your 'Happy Dance' when you found the button? Hope juju filmed it......

coltdavis · Apr 14, 2009

Re: Found a button! Need ID! I don't know if its real! Need age too! Dug toda

Awesome find! :thumbsup:

wish i could be some help on the authentication of it, but im clueless. none the less still a great find. Keep it up :thumbsup:

nhbenz · Apr 14, 2009

Re: Found a button! Need ID! I don't know if its real! Need age too! Dug today!

Nice find. It's quite similar to the older (CW) NY militia buttons, but I think the backmark (Waterbury Co's Conn.) would make a post 1944 button, which would explain it's very nice condition.

juju · Apr 15, 2009

Re: Found a button! Found The ID! Need help on the year!

Whatever the verdict on the authenticity, its an awesome find. Thats one of the coolest finds you've ever made.
:icon_pirat:

JuJu

fortbball9 · Apr 15, 2009

Re: Found a button! Found The ID! Need help on the year!

That is a sweet looking button Them NY buttons are cool.
But,however I will say.It is listed on page 202 in Albert's Button book,listed as # NY 31-B.
They also state that there are a # of varieties of this button that was also used by municipal
employees rather than the armed forces.
But,no matter what it is a very nice button and will display well. :thumbsup:

fortbball9

Captn SE · Apr 15, 2009

That's a cool button find, DF!

Nice job! :thumbsup:

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 15, 2009

Fantastic find!! I love finding old buttons almost as much as finding old coins! No doubt that is a real one! 20th century for sure, but it is a beauty! Waterbury CT was once known as "Brass City". because of its long history as the center of the nation's brass industry.

Congrats on your find!