🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Pewter button with design help

[fishstick]

Howdy, what timeframe y'all think this might be? Just dug it today on a new homesite. Don't dig many early pewter buttons in Indiana. Is this shank style early and what kind of pattern would you call it? Thx y'all

 

[villagenut]

Looks like a Rev War era Bar Button.....cool find!

 

[fishstick]

Looks like a Rev War era Bar Button.....cool find!

That would be a dreamer if so lol

 

[Blackfoot58]

Very nice!

Here is a chart that may be useful. 👍🏼

 

[fishstick]

Very nice! View attachment 2248292
Here is a chart that may be useful. 👍🏼

Great info Bfoot. I thgt's the shank might be early, now the pattern style might be harder to pin down, Thx

 

[Almy]

Could have been cast at a home. The gap between the mold parts left the ridge. It seems a bit crude to be a factory button. Old for sure.

 

[fishstick]

Could have been cast at a home. The gap between the mold parts left the ridge. It seems a bit crude to be a factory button. Old for sure.

Def crude. Never considered that tho

 

[Almy]

I've read that settlers cast pewter objects like buttons and spoons at home and have found some, like yours, that seem to have been made that way. But I've never found a mold they would have used. Maybe someone else here has.
Buttons were relatively cheap but remote settlers might not have had many opportunities to buy them, or maybe they were just frugal.

 

[Fred Finder]

Very nice! View attachment 2248292
Here is a chart that may be useful. 👍🏼

Thank you. I just saved it ☺️

 

[Gare]

I love this site. There are so many smart people that help on here

 

[BennyV]

I've read that settlers cast pewter objects like buttons and spoons at home and have found some, like yours, that seem to have been made that way. But I've never found a mold they would have used. Maybe someone else here has.
Buttons were relatively cheap but remote settlers might not have had many opportunities to buy them, or maybe they were just frugal.

I actually have an old mold that was found at a colonial home site in CT. Need to find it and I’ll post.

 

[Almy]

BennyV great, I'll watch for it. I've wondered what they look like.