Im not Button savvy need your help folks

[worldtalker]

I'm not Button savvy need your help folks

Any suggestions on this one?

 

[ivan salis]

Re: I'm not Button savvy need your help folks

looks to be a military type "general service" eagle button --- muffin type -- thus pre 1902 to maybe civil war era or a bit before

(in 1902 they switch to the great seal type) *

look on the back and tell us , or better yet show us a photo of it --much can be found out by data on the rear "back marks" of buttons .

 

[worldtalker]

Re: I'm not Button savvy need your help folks

looks to be a military type "general service" eagle button --- muffin type -- thus pre 1902 to maybe civil war era or a bit before

(in 1902 they switch to the great seal type) *

look on the back and tell us , or better yet show us a photo of it --much can be found out by data on the rear "back marks" of buttons .

Sorry shoulda knowed better.the fingers are a tool of the trade!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Re: I'm not Button savvy need your help folks

The backmark is "Fine Gold Plate" with a shield on a ribbon at the backmark's top. According to the book "American Military Button Makers and Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates," that exact backmark was used (with shield-on-ribbon) was used only by the Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co. of Waterbury CT. That exact backmark is found on US Army General Staff buttons listed as GS-12B in the Albert button-book. Your button's face is an exact match with GS-12B.

As indicated by the Albert book's listing, the great majority of GS12-B buttons have the backmark "Steele & Johnson / Waterbury CT" ...which dates from 1866 to the 1890s. That "most likely" means your GS-12B button, even with the Fine Gold Plate & Shield backmark, dates from the 1866-1890s era.

 

[worldtalker]

Re: I'm not Button savvy need your help folks

Thank you The CannonballGuy,Found this in an old schoolyard that has been pounded to death.Moving slow and triple check those iffy signals.Was'nt to much in the the realm of digging everything just the deeper ones.I never fail to walk away without some thing good from there,mercs IH wheaties,no jewelery YET that's why I did'nt dig all,kill it tomorrow.HH and Thanks again,GOD BLESS Chris