✅ SOLVED NEED a little pencil ?

[VERMONTIS]

1825 -1880's house site. What looks like a small pencil seems to be made of slate and sharpend. Any info on the eagle button appreciated =ED

 

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[Breezie]

Your slate pencil is from the 19th century. They were used on slate boards and were generally made of a softer slate than the slate boards. At that time, slate boards and slate pencils were what students used daily in school. Slate pencils were generally wrapped in paper, then in the 20th century were wrapped in wood, hence the beginning of the pencil as we know it. Neat find Breezie

 

[VERMONTIS]

Breezy-Its an honor thanks. Started a new row....of sweat corn but a eagle button poped up instead -ed

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Your "eagle button" looks like an 1820s-through-1830s brass 1-piece US Army button. But the photo is too blurry for me to tell what specific version it is. Need better closeup photos, showing its front and back. Also, does it have a backmark, and if so, what does it say?

 

[VERMONTIS]

Cannon, is it ok if i call you that ? The sheild on the eagle doesn't have a number or letter on it , got stripes . Don't think I can get the back i'll try-ED

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds VERMONTIS!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have seen those double loop rectangular buckles somewhere before but I forgot.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Sure it's okay. Because I want to be sure I give you the correct ID, I'll need to see well-focused closeup photos (front and back). Just in case you don't already know... most digital cameras have a closeup setting, called a Macro-mode button, which is usually marked with a flower icon. Also, outdoor light is better than indoor light -- and don't put the button on a white background. The light-green background you're using is perfect.

 

[VERMONTIS]

How do these look? Thanks

 

[AU Seeker]

Sure it's okay. Because I want to be sure I give you the correct ID, I'll need to see well-focused closeup photos (front and back). Just in case you don't already know... most digital cameras have a closeup setting, called a Macro-mode button, which is usually marked with a flower icon. Also, outdoor light is better than indoor light -- and don't put the button on a white background. The light-green background you're using is perfect.

If you have trouble getting a good in focused closeup with your camera, try using a magnifying glass in front of your camera, it will take a little practise getting the focus just right but it works great, you can also use your printer/scanner to get great closeups images of an object.

 

[VERMONTIS]

Bigcypresshunter-any info on those matching buckles would be helpfull, use? date? thanks-ED

 

[VERMONTIS]

Well, Im gonna mark this solved Good info and great people . Gota go dig!!!!-ED

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Unfortunately, the additional photos don't help, because they're nowhere near being closeup views. As I said, I'd like to be able to give you the very-specific ID of your 1-piece brass button. But the views you've provided are too distant for seeing the small details on it.

I can see the top half of the eagle (whose wingtips are raised high), with its head turned to the viewer's left, but that's about all I can make out. Can't tell if there are any stars, or if the eagle is holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons, the details of the shield, etc. You say the shield has stripes, not a letter. If you are absolutely certain that there's no letter, such as an "I", it probably means the button is an 1810s-to-1820s Militia button, not a US Army one. See buttons GI-68A, B, and C on page 34 in the button-book by Alphaeus H. Albert. The US Army Infantry's brass 1-piece versions (with an "I" in the shield) are shown on page 37. Since you say the shield has stripes, I have to assume there's no letter on it which has been worn off. But a worn-down letter I could resemble vertical stripes.

 

[VERMONTIS]

That is amazing this button came out of the ground . This site starts as early as 1825 and goes to 1890's BUT wait,<what was good four one was good 4 another> ....2 CELT or not 2 celt (todays find) It's amazing how hunrdres of years can over lap....Im gonna send you cannon ball

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Bigcypresshunter-any info on those matching buckles would be helpfull, use? date? thanks-ED

I dont remember but they have been posted here before. Where are the buckle people?

 

[VERMONTIS]

can't belive machting pair of buckles? Less than 10' apart . The Celt (above) was within a 20 ft. radious. couple hundred yrs. sooner.Senaca