my first buttons with shanks,also a carriage weight

more information please · Jul 23, 2013

cwhunter_1 · Jul 23, 2013

Nice looking buttons. What is the backmark? "COVERT MFG. CO."? The only Covert mfg. I could find was a maker of Horse and Carriage stuff. :dontknow:

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more information please · Jul 23, 2013

i haven't found one yet.it's still dirty and i don't know how to clean it without possibly ruining it. Covert MFG CO 15. Do you have a link for the weight?thanks for the info

cwhunter_1 said:
Nice looking buttons. What is the backmark? "COVERT MFG. CO."? The only Covert mfg. I could find was a maker of Horse and Carriage stuff. .

more information please · Jul 24, 2013

, More stuff from the mound

more information please · Jul 24, 2013

,can anyone date this?

cwhunter_1 · Jul 24, 2013

[h=3]Seeger and Guernsey's Cyclopaedia of the ... - Google Books[/h]This is a book that shows manufacturers and products of the United State 1890's. Type in "Seeger and Guernsey's cyclopaedia " and click on the google book. Type in "Covert mfg. co." in search box and it will show you pages with that mfg'r. You can click a page to see products. Hope this can help. :dontknow:

It's all I could find... maybe someone else has some other idea.

more information please · Jul 24, 2013

Thank you

cwhunter_1 said:
[h=3]Seeger and Guernsey's Cyclopaedia of the ... - Google Books[/h]This is a book that shows manufacturers and products of the United State 1890's. Type in "Seeger and Guernsey's cyclopaedia " and click on the google book. Type in "Covert mfg. co." in search box and it will show you pages with that mfg'r. You can click a page to see products. Hope this can help. It's all I could find... maybe someone else has some other idea.