Help IDing buttons

[mgtmadness]

Help ID'ing buttons

I am needing help to ID buttons here

 

[mgtmadness]

Re: Help ID'ing buttons

I am not sure what it is made from brass/copper.
The little one looks like a girl scout button or boy scout.
The bigger one is the size of a U.S. Nickel.

The back is Flat, the front has a slight convex shape to it.
There is writing on both front and back, but I cannot make them out.

Someone else here in the house thinks the front has a big tree on it?? tree of Life type of looks??

 

[vayank54]

Re: Help ID'ing buttons

The buttons in the first pics are flat buttons late 1700's to 1830's
The bottom button is called a golden age button. these had floral designs and date 1820's -30's
Both type are civilian buttons

 

[mgtmadness]

Re: Help ID'ing buttons

Thank You!! I found them in Hammondsport, NY. It was founded in 1827.
I currently live in Bath, NY founded in 1793 and home of the Oldest continually running Fair in the U.S.
The fair grounds should be a good place to MD if you can get past all the junk, and so should parts of Hammondsport near the lake as first air flights took place there.

 

[IronSpike]

Re: Help ID'ing buttons

Nice old buttons

Interesting Hammondsport, NY aviation history. Kitty Hawk, NC 'first in flight'.

http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/museum/flight_of_the_june_bug.html

 

[vayank54]

Re: Help ID'ing buttons

Cool. Sounds like your in a good area. I think I would try to get past that junk.