my first brass buttons..but would like an ID if poss.

[Des from down under]

Hi all and merry xmas. I dug these eight inches deep in a dirt floor of an old whare (hut) that the soldiers of our colonial war period (1860 to 1887) made out of punga tree fern and thatch roofs, while the officers had theres made out of timber and iron roofs..anyway, nothing left at all there now but remenants of old fireplaces set into banks and overgrown with blackberry (bramble) forgotten by time and in most cases our local historians, I hunted the dirt floors (spooky as ) and found the normal square head nails,.brass lace clips of boots,old padlocks, nothing really but I bought these back as they are the first buttons I have found that I think link with this era...they are only about 3/4 of an inch in diameter and made of brass, one has embossing on and letters I cant make out as I didnt want to over clean, they should be british at a guess,,but there are experts on this forum that will know for sure..thanks in advance for any help..cheers des ps (pics arn't that good hence my prior post)

 

[tymcmurray]

Can't help with the ID, but Merry christmas and happy new year.

 

[Dman]

Looks like underwear buttons.

 

[Chris_Odom]

I can not make out the markings but I will help search.

 

[Des from down under]

UNDERWEAR BUTTONS.!!!!..YIKES..oh well!!! tunic ones are the ones i am yet to find...bugga !!!c'mon father xmas...move it!!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice Finds Des-Merry Christmas to you in New Zealand. HH.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yes, definitely underwear buttons but unlike any that I've found here in Virginia

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like underwear buttons.

they were also used on trousers & shirts.

I would date them from either side of 1900

 

[johnnyi]

Des, your five hole button seems to date from 1885, right in the time period of your site. It's a neat find, particularly coming from your neck of the woods which had such rough and tumble history back in those days!. http://news.google.com/patents/about?id=cChLAAAAEBAJ

 

[Des from down under]

thanks guys..heh, how do you highlight a paticular response and reply like a lot of you do ??cant seem to make it work ..

 

[CRUSADER]

thanks guys..heh, how do you highlight a paticular response and reply like a lot of you do ??cant seem to make it work ..

Press 'Quote' in the top right of the responders post. (is that what you mean?)

Or this by left clicking & dragging your mouse over a reply or word. Then press the hightlighted 'G' or Glow Icon above.

 

[Des from down under]

test...if it works thanks crusader