Help with button

[Big E]

I went out Sunday for an unusual hunt in December. Weather don't usually permit it. Anyway I found a nice Barber quarter and this button. On the back it says AM BUTTON COMPANY NEWARK NEW JERSEY. Any help with date and what it was worn on would be greatly appreciated.

Big E
Emil

 

[Gecko]

do you have a pic of the back of the button? sometimes the font of the backmark will help to narrow down the date.
Cheers

 

[Mackaydon]

American Button Co. 1901-1920
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Big E wrote:
> Any help with date and what it was worn on would be greatly appreciated.

It was worn on the uniform of a US Army soldier. The emblem on your button is the Great Seal of the United States. So, these buttons are called "Great Seal" buttons.

Mackaydon has already told you the date-range for the manufacturer stated on your button's backmark, "Am[erican] Button Co. Newark New Jersey", 1901-1920.

Getting more specific than 1901-1920:
The US Army adopted the Great Seal button for general service in 1902. The first version of it did not have a raised rim around its edge. The raised-rim version began to be produced "about" 1910 (I can't remember the exact date). The American Button Company's factory burned in 1917, although the company officially remained in business until it was bought by the Waterbury Button Company in 1920. So, your button dates from approximately 1910 to no later than 1917.

 

[Big E]

American Button Co. 1901-1920
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html

Thanks

 

[Big E]

Big E wrote:
> Any help with date and what it was worn on would be greatly appreciated.

It was worn on the uniform of a US Army soldier. The emblem on your button is the Great Seal of the United States. So, these buttons are called "Great Seal" buttons.

Mackaydon has already told you the date-range for the manufacturer stated on your button's backmark, "Am[erican] Button Co. Newark New Jersey", 1901-1920.

Getting more specific than 1901-1920:
The US Army adopted the Great Seal button for general service in 1902. The first version of it did not have a raised rim around its edge. The raised-rim version began to be produced "about" 1910 (I can't remember the exact date). The American Button Company's factory burned in 1917, although the company officially remained in business until it was bought by the Waterbury Button Company in 1920. So, your button dates from approximately 1910 to no later than 1917.

Thanks a lot for the info

 

[BobinSouthVA]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,212590.0.html

Here ya go, enjoy the read

 

[fyrffytr1]

One other tidbit of information is that buttons made from 1910-1916 were either gilt or black and buttons made from 1917-1923 were black only.