Help with this button

[gunner512]

Found in a school yard i hope the pic is good enough

 

[Dig em all]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=377774.0;attach=620677;image

 

[gunner512]

What does that mean?

 

[Dig em all]

Its a navel button made by the Scoville Manufacuring CO. in Waterbury Ct.http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkScovillMfg.htm

 

[gunner512]

Old?

 

[Dig em all]

1850's

 

[gunner512]

Thank you

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its a navel button made by the Scoville Manufacuring CO. in Waterbury Ct.http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkScovillMfg.htm

This button was made by many different companies probably since the late 1800's. Waterbury makes this button today. Its absolutely NOT a Navy button. But I see you said "navel." I am not familiar with the term. Its a very common civilian fashion blazer button made in a navy motiff to resemble navy.

It is in no way connected to the US Navy or the Civil War era US Navy button link posted by Dig. I didnt look but I seriously doubt that relicman has this button for sale on their website. I even found one in my backyard under a clothesline of a house built in the 50's.

 

[umrgolf]

Its a navel button made by the Scoville Manufacuring CO. in Waterbury Ct.http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkScovillMfg.htm

This button was made by many different companies probably since the late 1800's. Waterbury makes this button today. Its absolutely NOT a Navy button. But I see you said "navel." I am not familiar with the term. Its a very common civilian fashion blazer button made in a navy motiff to resemble navy.

It is in no way connected to the US Navy or the Civil War era US Navy button link posted by Dig. I didnt look but I seriously doubt that relicman has this button for sale on their website. I even found one in my backyard under a clothesline of a house built in the 50's.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

BigCypressHunter is on-target, as usual.

I commented in detail about that type of button (and how to distinguish the Civilian imitations from actual US Navy specimens) here on Treasurenet a few days ago.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,392000.0.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Another way to tell is the civilian buttons have a large circular eye on the anchor shaft. Its a dead giveaway that this is a "navel" blazer button, NOT Naval. Any questions? You will see these fashion buttons sold on eBay all the time. http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-8-Vintage-N...944?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b106b2f0 Green check.

 

[DirtDigler]

So you think maybe it fell off Thurston Howell, III's Yacht Club blazer on the way to the S.S. Minnow?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

So you think maybe it fell off Thurston Howell, III's Yacht Club blazer on the way to the S.S. Minnow?

Any questions Gunner512? Do you know how to post the green check? http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259097.0.html