cmthunder
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Found these 3 buttons close together. They all rang like a quarter.Not sure what they are made of have a goldish color.
Found at 1860 home site.
Can anyone provide any info on these.
Thanks
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✅ SOLVED Garment buttons help
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Found these 3 buttons close together. They all rang like a quarter.Not sure what they are made of have a goldish color.
Found at 1860 home site.
Can anyone provide any info on these.
Thanks
Noah_D
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Are they light or heavy feeling? If they are light they are probably aluminum which was used for buttons from the 1880s-90s on into the 1900s. It was also used before then to some extent but it was extremely rare due to the scarcity of the metal before the development of the Hall Process.
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