Old button , need help on ID

pl8man · Jul 24, 2010

I know nothing about button so I'm hoping someone can help date and ID this one . I found it last night at a school that has been scraped and graded for a new field . The school dates to the early 1950's . Before the school was built on old maps from the 1870's it shows a few house at this site . Please help

Thanks ,
Glen

BuckleBoy · Jul 25, 2010

Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

Lucas · Jul 25, 2010

Button is a copy of a Austrian coin.

ivan salis · Jul 25, 2010

winner lucas* --now how old is it? where made by who?

kyphote · Jul 26, 2010

BuckleBoy said:
Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

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What about the shank says newer to you? Not being rhetorical, just interested in learning something. Thanks

ivan salis · Jul 26, 2010

the "flat button" type design reminds me of flat button design common in late 1700 (1780) to early 1800 (1820) era time frame

kuger · Jul 26, 2010

BuckleBoy said:
Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

Thats what I thought and stated on another forum. :thumbsup:

Lucas · Jul 26, 2010

One thing... a Austrian button was probably not lost in San Jose CA in 1780. :laughing9:

Maybe a ski sweater or something? Like the Scandinavians do... they love pewter buttons on sweaters, why not the Austrians?

I think the coin was reissued in the 1960's? Which is how I recognized it. Button could be from the same date.

Electrolysis? It wipes out zinc pretty fast.

pl8man · Jul 26, 2010

I just want to say thank you to everyone for helping out .

Glen

BuckleBoy · Jul 26, 2010

Lucas said:
One thing... a Austrian button was probably not lost in San Jose CA in 1780.

Maybe a ski sweater or something? Like the Scandinavians do... they love pewter buttons on sweaters, why not the Austrians?

I think the coin was reissued in the 1960's? Which is how I recognized it. Button could be from the same date.

Electrolysis? It wipes out zinc pretty fast.

The Austrians DO love pewter buttons that look like old coins on their garments. If you go to any nick-nack shop or shop that sells Knopfen you will see imitation coin buttons for sale. They are more common on traditional clothes, but they are there.

-Buck