Scovill button help please.....New photo added

[teak]

Found this Gold gilted button a few weeks ago in a Field in VA. Pretty beat up, the back reads, "H L & Scovill Extra Rich" Does anybody know about this button and what era these were from? I added a close up of the back, pretty sure it reads "H L & Scovill" or maybe I have gone crossed eyed looking...

 

[vayank54]

Re: Scovill button help please.....

Could it actually be L H & SCOVILL? If so it was made by Leavenworth, Hayden, & Scovill and dates.1811 to 1827. There is also JML & WH Scovill James Mitchell Lamson Scovill & William Henry Scovill which dates 1827 to 1840. the button is a civilian flat button which dates about 1810 to 1830. but many are dug in civil war camp and other later areas.

 

[DirtyMike]

Re: Scovill button help please.....

I don't know how to post a link but if you google search "common button backmarks" its a relatively accurate way to date the button backmarks.

 

[teak]

Re: Scovill button help please.....

Could it actually be L H & SCOVILL? If so it was made by Leavenworth, Hayden, & Scovill and dates.1811 to 1827. There is also JML & WH Scovill James Mitchell Lamson Scovill & William Henry Scovill which dates 1827 to 1840. the button is a civilian flat button which dates about 1810 to 1830. but many are dug in civil war camp and other later areas.

It actually says Extra Rich. H L & Scovill. I cannot find anything like that on the web.

 

[teak]

Re: Scovill button help please.....

Could it actually be L H & SCOVILL? If so it was made by Leavenworth, Hayden, & Scovill and dates.1811 to 1827. There is also JML & WH Scovill James Mitchell Lamson Scovill & William Henry Scovill which dates 1827 to 1840. the button is a civilian flat button which dates about 1810 to 1830. but many are dug in civil war camp and other later areas.

It actually says Extra Rich. H L & Scovill. I cannot find anything like that on the web.

Now that I see the close up it does say "L H" & Scovill Thanks!

 

[vayank54]

I would hunt that place hard. With an early button like that who knows what else might be there.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Scovill button help please.....

I don't know how to post a link but if you google search "common button backmarks" its a relatively accurate way to date the button backmarks.

Just copy and paste the url from the top of the page. As long as you have http:// in front, it will work. http://www.thelampworks.com/lw_companies_scovill.htm
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html

 

[teak]

I would hunt that place hard. With an early button like that who knows what else might be there.

We have found some other flat buttons,. I have found a tallyho button there as well. My friend has found a seated dime and half reale, and a civil war bullet. So lots there and more to be found I hope!

 

[vayank54]

Sounds like you all are in an area with a good span of history. I hope you all pull some more goodies out of there.