Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

[bookfisher]

Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Hit the field the last two days. Yesterday I found this Hammond Turner & Sons (1823-1865) Sporting Button, along with a toasted fat Indian Head Penny and a few other flat buttons. Today, after about 2 1/2 hours, and only a few decent signals, I came up with this neat Brooklyn Police button late in the hunt. As I was cleaning it, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it still has most of its gilt. The Brooklyn Police Department was abolished in 1854 when the newly formed Metropolitan Police Force took its place. The back mark on the button seems to be Waterbury Button Company, which was established in 1849. So it seems that the button dates from between 1849 and 1854.

 

[Evolution]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Awesome buttons Bill. I like the sporting one. Very cool.

 

[pjroo33]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Very nice buttons. It's nice you can get such a precise date range too.

 

[Derek752]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

COOL buttons Bookfisher !

Wondering the rareity of that Brooklyn PD button

HH !

D.

 

[allen]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

beautiful buttons...

 

[dgaughan]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

very nice buttons bill congrats

dylan

 

[1491]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Very nice buttons...they ooze history. - Jim

 

[Nana40]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Love the buttons! 8) That's some great research too, Fisher!

Congrats! Nana

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Nice finds Bookfisher. I really like that "Brooklyn Police" button

 

[LI Tom]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Bill ,I love that Brooklyn PD button.Awesome!!

 

[silverfinder]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

That is an amazing find, and historically significant. It reminds me of the book, "The Gangs of New York" by Herbert Asbury, which recounts the history of the NYC Police Department and its predecessors.

 

[DugHoles]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Very neat buttons............nice finds

Cheers!

Dugholes

 

[Joe G]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Nice Brooklyn Police button! (I'm a former Brooklynite ) Anyway, I was searching for info on that button and came across this. Thought you might be interested in this:

http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

Joe

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Nice button and great detail. It's always gratifying to do the detective work and find out the history of the find. WTG

 

[bookfisher]

Re: Pre 1854 Brooklyn Police Button & C1823-1865 Sporting Button

Nice Brooklyn Police button! (I'm a former Brooklynite ) Anyway, I was searching for info on that button and came across this. Thought you might be interested in this:

http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

Joe

Hey Joe, thanks for the link. I appreciate it.