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[Findersweepers]

dug this button yesterday. unable to find this button on internet.

not sure who's older Scoville&Co.Waterbury or Scoville MFG Co.

Pre, post, or civil war??

Thanks for any help and looking.

it is dented in the center, there is a shield on the chest, and thirteen stars on the border

 

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[duggap]

I have read the backmark as best I can, so I am not 100% sure of my answer. There is a scovills/Waterbury backmark. So if that is correct I would say it is Navy from the period of 1835 to 1850.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The button's backmark is definitely "Scovills & Co. Waterbury". It dates strictly from 1840 to 1850. The company's name changed to Scovill Manufacturing Company in 1850. My info source is the book "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn & Bruce S. Bazelon. It is an essential book for every button-digger and collector. It is commonly available on Ebay for about $30. Many civil war relic shops also sell it.

 

[Findersweepers]

Thank you, Cannonball for ur info. I will need to get that book.
with that info it make that item the oldest in my collection thus far.