Got a fancy button, am I right on the age?1830s?

[NOLA_Ken]

Got a fancy button, am I right on the age?1830's?

I dug this fancy little button on some piles of fill dirt, and I really didn't think much of it until I looked up the backmark "KENDRICK & CO. EXTRA" with two stars on either end of "EXTRA" I looked up the maker and found a date of 1830's. If so it's the oldest button I've found in a while.

 

[dig kzoo]

Congrats that is an awsome button! no clue on the age though.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

another pic

more detail in the center, and plenty of gilt left...

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Great civilian button Ken for the collection!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

any help on the dating?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

In a button back-mark book i have it says Kendrick & CO -1830's-(1840's?) it looks like Kendrick & CO only made buttons from the 1830s to early 1840s if at all in the 1840s! all the buttons I am seeing from them online and in button books like the Federal Infantry button they made in the 1830's and all other buttons i see made by them all state 1830 time period so I think your right on it being 1830ish.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Thanks, HutSiteDigger that's really cool. I really thought it was going to be from the 1950's or something when I first looked at it.