Need help IDing some buttons.

[Mattkoz]

Hi, well i just got nearly 200 antique buttons at an antique shop. I need some help with them. The are all two piece buttons except the top 4 in the first picture. They dont hace any writing on them except for one of the eagle buttuons that has W.B.CO on the back where the thread went through. Any help on the id is would be great and are thay old, they look kind of new but i am not sure especially the eagle ones in the last 2 pictures because they have different finishes. Thanks for any help.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news.....but,they are pretty and shiny. How much did you pay for these?

 

[Mattkoz]

I paid about $16 for the 200 plus they came in a vase so i gave that to my mom.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That's cool. I'll bet she liked that.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nice looking buttons for sure but they all look modern and mostly civilian.

What does it say on this Navy eagle button bottom right?

 

[traderoftreasures]

they look like fakes remakes but they are still nice. originals would have writing on most. didn't get hurt at 16 bucks

 

[Mattkoz]

Any idea what the ones in the top row are they have Militaries Equipments witten on them.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Any idea what the ones in the top row are they have Militaries Equipments witten on them.

They may be French military but they were also made in France for civilian use and used in many countries.

The eagle/anchor buttons may be US Navy but I believe they were also made for civilian use. The backmark may help us ID. http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Historical-Memorabilia/Brass-Military-Button/1000664297

 

[Mattkoz]

The one says W.B.CO on it. Also, not seen in the picture, 2 of the eagle buttons looks like it has large but unreadable writing on the back. Its impossible to read what it says.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The one says W.B.CO on it. Also, not seen in the picture, 2 of the eagle buttons looks like it has large but unreadable writing on the back. Its impossible to read what it says.

I think you got some modern Waterbury Button Co. military contract US Navy buttons. Ill have to search the Waterbury site later. http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=5

Maybe someone recently in the Navy can help.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Your militaires buttons are civilian. Waterbury makes them to this day

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice looking buttons for sure but they all look modern and mostly civilian.

What does it say on this Navy eagle button bottom right?

as you say all modern blazer buttons.

 

[DixieHunter145]

Check out this link: http://images.google.com/imgres?img...=/images?q=gold+eagle+buttons&hl=en&sa=N&um=1

According to the information from the link above those 1950-60 vintage gold-brass coat buttons


DixieHunter145

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Check out this link: http://images.google.com/imgres?img...=/images?q=gold+eagle+buttons&hl=en&sa=N&um=1

According to the information from the link above those 1950-60 vintage gold-brass coat buttons


DixieHunter145

Not the same eagle.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Your militaires buttons are civilian. Waterbury makes them to this day

I have a posted a link in the past that shows these buttons as French Military. If you search the old What Is Its, you will find the post where we discussed this. They are also made for civilian use. I didnt know that Waterbury made them. These are most likely civilian like the others.

http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart...0&keyword=militaires+&submit.x=17&submit.y=18


French Military http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...litaires+equipements&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres an old post on Militaires Equipements buttons. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259335.0.html

The top pic is otherwise all civilian fashion buttons.

I still believe the bottom is modern US Navy. Dont we have any Navy members?