✅ SOLVED "H.H. COOPER & CO." button help...

[Tedyoh]

Hi,
As usual with these items, I can find nothing online about this button or company. Can someone date this for me please? I think the first letter is "H." but it is had to tell as that letter is pretty crusty. 16.25mm, no back mark, Thanks as always.......

 

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[creskol]

I wonder if this could be related?
COOPER, HENRY H., son of Samuel and Keziah (Nicol) Cooper and senior member of the wholesale clothing firm of H. H, Cooper & Co., was born in London, England, April 5, 1840, and came with his parents to Quebec, Canada, in 1845. Later the family moved to Oswego, N. Y. , where he completed his education. In 1857 he went to Detroit, Mich. and with Joseph Yates engaged in the clothing business conducted as a branch of the firm of C. A. Yates & Co., of Utica. In 1859 he came to Utica and entered the parent house as a salesman. In 1863 he became bookkeeper and salesman for H. J. Wood & Co., wholesale clothiers, and was admitted to an interest in the business in 1866. In 1871 he organized the firm of which he was the head and which is now continued as H. H. Cooper & Co. This concern employs about 700 hands, manufactures and wholesales clothing, and enjoys a trade extending throughout the Northern States. Mr. Cooper is a trustee of the Utica Savings Bank and vice-president of the board of trustees of the Westminster Presbyterian church.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I found an H.H.Cooper & Co. listed as clothing manufacturers around 1910. It looks more like a suspender button that would have been riveted to the material instead of being sewn on. There wouldn't be a back mark because the maker's name is on the front.

 

[Tedyoh]

Thanks guys - both answers look related and work for me!

 

[nhbenz]

I think both of the above are correct, and are referring to the same company, located at 33,35 and 37 John St in Utica NY.
The most recent article I noted about them was from 1924, but they may have been around later for all I know so far.
-oops, I hadn't noted the "solved" mark before I posted

 

[creskol]

Here is an old advertisement .. Utica New York Observer .. ca 1954