old button ID help

[kmcneil]

Found this button at the same site as the great coat button 1815-1830 I found. The button is 1/2 inch in size and has a sodered(sp?) shank..Could this be a cuff button from the same era?? There is lettering on the reverse but can not make it out.

 

[done dug it all up]

can you see any mark on the back of it?

 

[kmcneil]

there is lettering on the back, but I really can make it out even with a loupe..... I will try different lighting and a few other tricks to see if I can make out the lettering

 

[PBK]

My best guess is that this is a civilian gilt brass button dating from around the same period as the great coat button.

Even a partial backmark might be enough to attribute it; that is, if it's a maker's mark rather than simply a quality mark.

 

[nhbenz]

After enlarging (and a lot of squinting) I think part of the back reads LONDON, which wouldn't be surprising for this type of button. Hopefully that's a start. But I could easily just be "seeing things".

 

[nhbenz]

Is the character being pointed at below an ampersand (&)?

 

[kmcneil]

The more I look at it, I too see "london"..... I'm going to send my buddy at the frontier army museum a pic and see what he thinks also thank's to everyone for their input