Old buttons found yesterday

[Merf]

Found these yesterday while rehunting a mid 1800s farmstead. The large one is W H Jones and company. 1835 to 1840. 11/16” in diameter.

 

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[mindcrime1988]

Neat design and gold gild still on the one.

 

[scruggs]

Very nice buttons you recovered!

 

[oldmxrat]

Beautiful buttons, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

View attachment 2140336 View attachment 2140337 View attachment 2140338 Found these yesterday while rehunting a mid 1800s farmstead. The large one is W H Jones and company. 1835 to 1840. 11/16” in diameter.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[fyrffytr1]

I think your Benedict and Co. /extra button is older. From 1823-1829 it was A. Benedict. he had several silent partners In 1829 Benedict was joined by Israel Coe and others. in 1834-43 he replaced Coe with Burnham. During that period they likely switched from one to two piece button
The only time frame I can see your button coming from is the 1823-1829.
But, your Benedict & Co./extra backmark does not show up in any of my references. It may take some more research to find your particular backmark.
Good luck with it.

 

[rick67]

👍 Did you find them in a box? They look so clean lol.

 

[ModernMiner]

Great looking old buttons Merf. 👍
Same field as that confederate button you dug?
MM

 

[billb]

View attachment 2140336 View attachment 2140337 View attachment 2140338 Found these yesterday while rehunting a mid 1800s farmstead. The large one is W H Jones and company. 1835 to 1840. 11/16” in diameter.

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[Merf]

I think your Benedict and Co. /extra button is older. From 1823-1829 it was A. Benedict. he had several silent partners In 1829 Benedict was joined by Israel Coe and others. in 1834-43 he replaced Coe with Burnham. During that period they likely switched from one to two piece button
The only time frame I can see your button coming from is the 1823-1829.
But, your Benedict & Co./extra backmark does not show up in any of my references. It may take some more research to find your particular backmark.
Good luck with it.

Thanks firefighter. Good info

 

[Merf]

Great looking old buttons Merf. 👍
Same field as that confederate button you dug?
MM

Thanks MM.. this was a different field. Closer to home.

 

[Merf]

👍 Did you find them in a box? They look so clean lol.

No. They cleaned up nice in the rock tumbler. Here is a before pic.

 

[ModernMiner]

No. They cleaned up nice in the rock tumbler. Here is a before pic. View attachment 2141168

Merf,
What do you put in the rock tumbler mix to clean the buttons? Soap and water? Aquarium gravel?
Thanks,
MM

 

[Merf]

Merf,
What do you put in the rock tumbler mix to clean the buttons? Soap and water? Aquarium gravel?
Thanks,
MM

I put in a couple of drops of dish soap and from 1/4 to 1/2 oz of white vinegar. With water just to the top of the gravel, Depending on the condition and quantity of items to be cleaned. I used 1/4 oz of white vinegar and dish soap for 30 minutes to clean these buttons. Been doing this for 20 years. A lot of guesswork and experimentation. Pics of my tumbler. Small rocks.

 

[Gare]

VERY NICE !!!NO PLACE is usually never hunted out

 

[ModernMiner]

I put in a couple of drops of dish soap and from 1/4 to 1/2 oz of white vinegar. With water just to the top of the gravel, Depending on the condition and quantity of items to be cleaned. I used 1/4 oz of white vinegar and dish soap for 30 minutes to clean these buttons. Been doing this for 20 years. A lot of guesswork and experimentation. Pics of my tumbler. Small rocks.

Thanks Merf. I’ll give that a try. 👍