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Naval Buttons - 1790's and Civil War.. Please Help ID
Hi,
I'm new and want to thank anyone who can possibly help me. I have an Ace 250 with about 4 different coils and a nice pointer. I own some property in Virginia that changed hands a coupla few times during the civil war, a couple of battles were fought here, and was constantly occupied from the early 1700's onward.
Last year I obtained some buttons and a belt buckle, ironically enough not from MD'ing!!
Some of them are easy to ID but one or two are more difficult. I am posting front/back photos and a brief description.
1. Naval belt buckle with eagle and anchor. seen alot of them, i think. no maker mark. officer/enlisted?
2. Navy Medical Button, White Face, `Has a Caduces and Anchor. "Waterbury Button, Co. Conn." on back. Havent been able to find any information on this one.
3. Navy Coat Button. Gold/brass finish, a thin button with no backing, Eagle with Anchor in Oval, 16 stars around the edge, barely visible is the maker mark, "Carter, Lombard Street, Britain". I havent found any information on this except that it probably was made for the Federal Navy sometime in the 1790's to very early 1800's (based upon the maker and # of stars)
4. Navy Coat Button, Brass, Eagle clutching an Anchor, no maker mark, seen lots of them on the web, enlisted/officer?.
5. Navy Belt Buckle, Brass, Eagle clutching an Anchor, no maker mark, almost a match to the #4 button above, seen lots of them on the web, enlisted/officer?
6. Navy Token, dated 1863, a guy in a hat in profile with 14 stars around edge, and on back "our navy" surrounded by a wreath of some sort.
Any help you can give will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
"Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea..
And the Hunter, Home from the Hill"
Hi,
I'm new and want to thank anyone who can possibly help me. I have an Ace 250 with about 4 different coils and a nice pointer. I own some property in Virginia that changed hands a coupla few times during the civil war, a couple of battles were fought here, and was constantly occupied from the early 1700's onward.
Last year I obtained some buttons and a belt buckle, ironically enough not from MD'ing!!
Some of them are easy to ID but one or two are more difficult. I am posting front/back photos and a brief description.
1. Naval belt buckle with eagle and anchor. seen alot of them, i think. no maker mark. officer/enlisted?
2. Navy Medical Button, White Face, `Has a Caduces and Anchor. "Waterbury Button, Co. Conn." on back. Havent been able to find any information on this one.
3. Navy Coat Button. Gold/brass finish, a thin button with no backing, Eagle with Anchor in Oval, 16 stars around the edge, barely visible is the maker mark, "Carter, Lombard Street, Britain". I havent found any information on this except that it probably was made for the Federal Navy sometime in the 1790's to very early 1800's (based upon the maker and # of stars)
4. Navy Coat Button, Brass, Eagle clutching an Anchor, no maker mark, seen lots of them on the web, enlisted/officer?.
5. Navy Belt Buckle, Brass, Eagle clutching an Anchor, no maker mark, almost a match to the #4 button above, seen lots of them on the web, enlisted/officer?
6. Navy Token, dated 1863, a guy in a hat in profile with 14 stars around edge, and on back "our navy" surrounded by a wreath of some sort.
Any help you can give will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
"Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea..
And the Hunter, Home from the Hill"
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