help with tiny button

[rodarian]

Another find at the in-laws house, this tiny button. It has the word RICH on the back with what looks like the letters OR, aswell. It's about half the size of a penny so i'm thinking from the cuff?

 

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[valleyglen]

It looks like sunburst design, pretty cool...

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

"RICH COLOR"
typical cuff size 12 - 14 mm

 

[rodarian]

Thank you, valley. This came out of a yard that i found these two buttons in a few weeks ago. One of which i know(the NY civil war one) and the one with a star, no clue.

 

[dirtlooter]

nice buttons

 

[rodarian]

RICH COLOR? Is that a button manufacturer? Don't mean to sound ignorant but i really do not know.

 

[collector01]

Rich color, means gold gilt from what I've seen. Not a maker just what the button was plated with. Nice looking buttons.

 

[DigIron2]

nice find!Looks like a convex flower button.Sometimes you can find out date and manufacture by the gild mark

 

[rodarian]

Thank you for looking and shedding some light on this. I really want to find out more on this tiny button. On a side note, can anyone id the button with the star? There is no markings on the back that i can see. Thanks in advance. You guys and gals are the best!

 

[ATpro5]

What type of back does the star button have?

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[rodarian]

It's pretty plain jane back to the star button.

 

[CRUSADER]

The Rich Colour Civvy button is your oldest one, at about 1830s. The star looks like a 20th C blazer type to me.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Thank you for looking and shedding some light on this. I really want to find out more on this tiny button. On a side note, can anyone id the button with the star? There is no markings on the back that i can see. Thanks in advance. You guys and gals are the best!

So tell us what is the actual diameter ?

I have a couple of really small ones, probably from undergarments. I'll dig them out sometime today for a pic.

 

[rodarian]

The tiny button is exactly 1/2" in diameter and the star button is 5/8" in diameter.

 

[Evolution]

Sweet button. The sunburst pattern is pretty cool.