🥇 BANNER Pewter USA Buttons

[G.A.P.metal]

I found two pewter USA buttons today in a field near 1/4 mile from the Indian village of Catherine`s Town wiped out by Gen. Sullivan in 1779, i think these buttons are period.
I also found a dropped three ringer,we don`t see many of these this far north .
Found a lot of beer cans and iron too.
Gary

 

[Iron Patch]

It only works on Red Ferraris. If yours is a different color you'll need to use Lemon Pledge.

Good thing I just bought a 12 pack of pledge (and lemon too) Life is good.

 

[Scrappy]

Holy moly! Vino just told me over the phone so I had to see these things. Wow, they're amazing! Congrats on an amazing hunt

 

[DigIron2]

Very nice Gary.My vote is going in.I'd be pewter drunk too if I where you.Congratulations man.

 

[Old Dude]

Gary, I am so very happy for you, friend! This will be my most proud vote for banner I have cast yet! The Sullivan Trail runs through here as well. I imagine there will be many NEPA hunters out now. Btw, I love your 3 ringer too. We certainly don't find many here, do we?

My vote cast at 1836 EST

 

[trdking]

WOW! Continental buttons! UBER rare and definitely original CONGRATS

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[digging440yrs]

I'm having a beer for those ! Finding just 1 is amazing, finding 2 the same day is BANNER !

 

[Steve in PA]

Congratulations on those saves! It's important to save as many of those fragile Rev War pewters as possible before they're all gone. Get the Elmer's and practice on some junk pewter like old spoon pieces. before you apply it to your buttons

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Thank you all very much and tomorrow i will get Elmer`s glue. and go back to that field.
Gary

 

[Kirk PA]

hey Abe
Ya i pretty excited and pewter drunk !
Both buttons were 10"-12" down and crappy signals the T2 is a very good machine.
Gary

Is this a house site? You should be getting coppers.

Kirk

 

[Vino]

Thank you all very much and tomorrow i will get Elmer`s glue. and go back to that field.
Gary

Hey Gary, If you wait till tomorrow, you might have more flaking happen. .
Ive had then flake really bad over nite and lose some detail. .
Get your butt up and get to the store tonight. .

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Is this a house site? You should be getting coppers.

Kirk

Kirk
this is a soon to be plowed corn field, near Indian village and the Chemung Canal...i do see some old colonial pottery pieces around too,but no coppers yet .
Gary

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Hey Gary, If you wait till tomorrow, you might have more flaking happen. .
Ive had then flake really bad over nite and lose some detail. .
Get your butt up and get to the store tonight. .

OK George i`m headin out right now for the glue !
Thanks Gary

 

[chiefdanaho]

im so happy for you gary, those are killer buttons !!\

dan

 

[Vino]

OK George i`m headin out right now for the glue !
Thanks Gary

Good idea. .
They really start to dry out..

 

[Ahab8]

That's great advice from George. Those babies can go quick

 

[BigWaveDave]

Fantastic finds!! And if we have learned anything, some old Betty wasn't a very good seamstress.

 

[Iron Patch]

That's great advice from George. Those babies can go quick

They sure can, and even once you treat them you have to watch. I was transferring my buttons into some new cases the other day and many of my pewters were decaying to some degree and needed to be treated again. So I did them all again and hopefully this time they hold up. I did try to cheat them a little using a thin coat of lacquer the first time around, but this time I used a little more to hopefully be done with it. I don't know how well the glue method works, but no question you have to check them at least once a year.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Good idea. .
They really start to dry out..

George
Ok i got the first coat drying now ,and thanks for the valuable advice.
Gary

 

[Ahab8]

Yeah I personally would think that a nice coat of lacquer would be best but as you know I have zero experience with these nice old pewter button -