Nice button with gilt and thread on back

jb58 · Jun 16, 2011

found this at the civil war neighbor hood with my
whites mxt at about 8 inches and a very iffy signal-still has nice gilt and the knot of thread is still attached to back shank.
unfortunately i cant read the print of the mfg. on back-even with a loop and my glasses :help:

HH All!

treasurehound · Jun 16, 2011

Congrats on your button. Check out this site where I posted how to clean the back so you can read it. You can see the before and after picture I posted. The aluminum jelly works great on buttons. Just use a toothpick to work at it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,407447.0.html

jb58 · Jun 16, 2011

thanks alot for the cleaning tip treasure hound-any one know anything about this button-era and otherwise? im stumped!

treasurehound · Jun 16, 2011

I am pretty sure it is Civil War era. I have found a lot of them. Once you clean the back to see the markings it will date it more accurately

jb58 · Jun 18, 2011

treasurehound said:
I am pretty sure it is Civil War era. I have found a lot of them. Once you clean the back to see the markings it will date it more accurately

ok thanks again TH!

Nana40 · Jun 18, 2011

Yeah, I'd be crazy wanting to know what the back of the button says too. But worried over how to keep that piece of thread attached. :P

Wonder if you could put a dab of baby powder on the back of the button (while it's dry) and work it into the little crevices of the letters with a toothpick? :dontknow:

You could look in the cleaning forum. Might be some good info there.

Anyhow, super find! Congrats!
Nana

jb58 · Jun 20, 2011

good idea nana-ill try that! thanks!

duggap · Jun 20, 2011

Actually, I think your button is the model used directly after the civilwar. You can generally tell by the angle of the wings on the button. Notice yours are at about 9 and 3. These were made from 1875 to 1902. Still a nice find.

jb58 · Jun 20, 2011

duggap said:
Actually, I think your button is the model used directly after the civilwar. You can generally tell by the angle of the wings on the button. Notice yours are at about 9 and 3. These were made from 1875 to 1902. Still a nice find.

thanks for the info duggap-wished it it was civil war era but ill take it for what its worth! :thumbsup: