shield and key button

[fatsmahoney]

just wondering the age of this buttonany info the obverse has a shield on the left side and a key on the right it appear to be hollow and no visible writing on reverse

 

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[PBK]

The "shield" is actually supposed to be a shield-shaped padlock. A similar, if not identical, "Lock & Key" button is listed and illustrated in Hughes & Lester's The Big Book of Buttons, "Plate 273 - Inanimate Objects, Hands and Fans," Row V - No. 28, pp. 620-621. No details (age, origin, etc.) are provided, however.

 

[fatsmahoney]

ah ahaaa the button has a hole in the shield thanx PBK your the master