John Bowen & Co. Extra Rich Gilt flat button

[sefox87]

I dug up 2 John Bowen & Co. Extra Rich flat buttons while metal detecting. I can't find anything about them on the internet. If anyone has any info it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[worldtalker]

Have you checked here? silversimon God Bless Chris

 

[genlee]

The button was most likely made by Scovills of Waterbury and John Bowen & Company was the Merchant who sold the button so he had his name put on the back, many Sutlers did this. These merchants would buy in bulk and put the buttons on the clothes and sell them or just sell the buttons outright.