🔎 UNIDENTIFIED old button?

[1637]

found this in a 1930s park near Los Angeles. about 1 inch dia.rang up with a 75 penny dime. it looks

like lead.but i dont think it is.

 

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[CRUSADER]

to me it looks to be a cheap pot metal type that type of metal is pretty modern, early to mid 20th C.

 

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[Pumpkin]

this is the best i can do with my phone, the shank sure looks like top left.View attachment 2126432View attachment 2126433

Really tough to tell from the photos. The face photo looks right for brass/bronze and looks quite old to me, while the rear photo looks to have corroded like pot metal (zinc, tin) does, in big chunks and voids around the edges. The bronzy color on the rear “damage” isn’t right for pot metal though, which corrodes white. Could be physical damage to brass, plus dirt, causing a resemblance to chemical damage (corrosion) to white metal. Just tough to say, not being familiar with your soil characteristics, and with the fuzzy pics. Lightness points to pot metal.. but that’s subjective. You could use a knife and/or plumbing torch to remove and test a bit on a damaged edge, reduce it to its native color by shaving or melting.

 

[1637]

to me it looks to be a cheap pot metal type that type of metal is pretty modern, early to mid 20th C.

check out post # 12

 

[1637]

Really tough to tell from the photos. The face photo looks right for brass/bronze and looks quite old to me, while the rear photo looks to have corroded like pot metal (zinc, tin) does, in big chunks and voids around the edges. The bronzy color on the rear “damage” isn’t right for pot metal though, which corrodes white. Could be physical damage to brass, plus dirt, causing a resemblance to chemical damage (corrosion) to white metal. Just tough to say, not being familiar with your soil characteristics, and with the fuzzy pics. Lightness points to pot metal.. but that’s subjective. You could use a knife and/or plumbing torch to remove and test a bit on a damaged edge, reduce it to its native color by shaving or melting.

check out post # 12

 

[Pumpkin]

check out post # 12

Yes, I was referencing #12, the second set of photos. The rear photo is still quite blurry, and the front photo could be sharper too. (No offense to the photographer, just saying it’s tough to tell)

 

[grasshopper]

to me it looks to be a cheap pot metal type that type of metal is pretty modern, early to mid 20th C.

agreed

 

[devldog]

Congrat's on the Save of a nice, old button.

 

[CRUSADER]

check out post # 12

I did, that was the one that convinced me its a modern cast button. 100%