creade
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- Jun 23, 2013
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I dug this today. Has anyone seen anything like this before. I don't even recognize the backmark.
That's great information! Thanks a lot!Your find is definitely what button-collectors call a "Jacksonian" button -- because it is a unique form of button which was made during the administration of American president Andrew Jackson (late-1820s/early-1830s). Basically, it is a brass 1-piece flatbutton with an applied rim. All of that being said, most were manufactured in Britain... which explains your find's extremely unusual backmark. They are civilian, and not Livery. There are many-many emblems, a few of which are "patriotic" but most are just general. See the photos below.
Your find is definitely what button-collectors call a "Jacksonian" button -- because it is a unique form of button which was made during the administration of American president Andrew Jackson (late-1820s/early-1830s). Basically, it is a brass 1-piece flatbutton with an applied rim. All of that being said, most were manufactured in Britain... which explains your find's extremely unusual backmark. They are civilian, and not Livery. There are many-many emblems, a few of which are "patriotic" but most are just general. See the photos below.