Goodyear rubber button

[mmocha2905]

Never found one of these before, maybe cuz its not metal. Found next to other metal item. Neat item I thought

 

[Gene Mean]

Very cool. Learned something new today!

 

[pepperj]

That's a cool recovery, congratulations
Here's some history on the production.
The antique Goodyear hard rubber buttons featuring the Lady Head profile (often referred to by collectors as the "Lady Liberty" button) were primarily produced between 1853 and 1874.
While the back of the button is explicitly stamped with the famous "May 6, 1851" patent date, this marks the year Nelson Goodyear patented the vulcanized hard rubber formula, not the exact year the button was manufactured.

• The Primary Production Window: Most of these specific profile buttons were manufactured by the Novelty Rubber Company (N.R. Co.), which mass-produced them from 1853 until 1874.
• Extended Production: Because the design remained popular and the hard rubber formulas were highly durable, variations of the Goodyear Lady Head buttons continued to be pressed by licensee companies through the Victorian era and up until the 1920s.

 

[oldmxrat]

That's a really nice find, congrats!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Years ago, I spotted one laying in washout in a field that I had hunted several times before. I ran my detector over it to see what kind of signal this button gave off (I did not know at the time that rubber buttons existed.) Of course, it did not give off any signal. I thought my metal detector had stopped working and no matter the setting it was not producing a signal. I felt kind of dumb when I finally reached down and picked the button up and looked at it closer.

 

[billb]

Never found one of these before, maybe cuz its not metal. Found next to other metal item. Neat item I thought

Great recovery
Congratulations on your achievement