Need ID help with two buttons.

Garabaldi · Dec 4, 2009

1st button has palm tree type marks on it and on the back it says "R.T R A? EXTRA" "RICH ?UALITY"
The second button looks like a tombac. It has a pyramid of 6 circles. On the back it says "* ROBINSONS EXTRA"
Also wondering about the third artifact. Seems like a less older button because it is not flat. :dontknow:

Wondering how old they are. Found them in Mass.
Thank you.

Breezie · Dec 4, 2009

Hey, There was a Robinson Button Co. est. in 1812 in Attleboro, MA, but I'm not sure if this is the same company or not. I'm sure some of the button experts will know. The top button looks like a Flower Button. Breezie

vayank54 · Dec 4, 2009

Are you sure of the R T RA Could it be HT&B instead. In the pic it looks like the first letter is an H The other words are EXTRA RICH QUALITY. It a one piece civilian button and dates 1820-30's or so
Robinsons extra is R W Robinson. Robinson started making metal buttons around 1820 and continued until taken over by D. Evans in 1848. The type of button you dug, I believe, is called a golden age button and dates 1820's -30's
I think the round button is later as it had a tine back but that one is a hard call.
cool finds

Garabaldi · Dec 4, 2009

"Are you sure of the R T RA Could it be HT&B instead. In the pic it looks like the first letter is an H The other words are EXTRA RICH QUALITY."
You may be right vayank, actually looking at it closer I think it says H.T & S? Difficult to see. :icon_scratch:

vayank54 · Dec 4, 2009

You're right it's probably HT&S. That stands for Hammond, Turner & Sons from Birmingham England There was an HT&B Hammond Turner & Bates but they were a bit later

Garabaldi · Dec 4, 2009

HAMMOND TURNER & SONS 1823-1865
Just found it on this site.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html
Cool, so one of the buttons was made in England. :icon_thumleft:

I love finding artifact that were made in England.
Your awesome vayank. Thanks again. :notworthy:

Garabaldi · Dec 4, 2009

Hammond, Turner and Dickenson were the predecessors to H.T. & S.
Dickenson made military buttons and H.T AND SONS made Decorated buttons. Does Decorated buttons mean civilian or is it Decorated military person?

vayank54 · Dec 4, 2009

A lot of the early buttons were made in England but a lot aren't marked There were several Hammond Turner companies and a couple overlapped I would think that decorated button meant like civilian flower buttons and such but both HT&B & HT&S made buttons for the confederacy.