One piece South Carolina button

[DetectorMoe]

I found a one piece SC button, I never seen one before. Is it rare or common? Life time find in my book. Block I button, Union eagle button, eagle one piece button and a big bandy button. Also found the brass piece that I dont know what it could be?



One piece SC button. The back mark "Young Smith & Co. New York".. I never seen one before.


Block I button.


Eagle button.


One piece Eagle button.


Brass that I don't know what it could be from?


Dandy button.


Other stuff.

 

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[MKW]

DetectorMoe, your button looks to be SC220A1 in Tice's button book. It is a flat two piece button, not a one piece. These were made by Scovills in the 1830s.

MKW your button appears to be SC218 in Tice's book. It is a flat two piece button also, produced by Scovills in the 1840s. These buttons are on pages 440 and 441 in Tice's button book.

Thanks. What book is this? I'd like to get one if I could.

 

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[TXRandy]

Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865 by Warren K. Tice

 

[MKW]

Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865 by Warren K. Tice

Thank you!

 

[DetectorMoe]

DetectorMoe, your button looks to be SC220A1 in Tice's button book. It is a flat two piece button, not a one piece. These were made by Scovills in the 1830s.

MKW your button appears to be SC218 in Tice's book. It is a flat two piece button also, produced by Scovills in the 1840s. These buttons are on pages 440 and 441 in Tice's button book.

I don't under stand, why call it a flat two piece, its one silent piece of metal?? lol Any ways thanks for the info..

 

[TXRandy]

If you look real close at the outer ring on the back of the button I think you will find that is where the front of the button comes over onto the back. It's impossible for me to say without the button in hand but I'm 99.9% sure it's a flat two piece button. They were made that way in the mid 1800's. It's harder to tell sometimes on the dug buttons.

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's a pretty great collection of buttons! Love the one piecer...very unusual.