Rick (Nova Scotia)
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This is a repost from yesterday as unable to change the title.
Was able to correctly ID it myself, at first thinking french, but IP said "nope". I think it's unusual shank and nipple makes it a positive ID this time ? Spanish Officer button as per this web site.
Early Buttons.
Quote from that site.
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Wonder if anyone interested in knowing how far north this was found, as that article says know distribution only GA, and FL.
Interesting the variety of finds here.
Was able to correctly ID it myself, at first thinking french, but IP said "nope". I think it's unusual shank and nipple makes it a positive ID this time ? Spanish Officer button as per this web site.
Early Buttons.
Quote from that site.
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Rodela, ca. 1700-1760
Resembling an ancient shield and named to reflect this coincidental similarity in appearance (a Rodela is a round shield or buckler), this rimmed, deeply convex typology is distinguished by its pronounced rounded to conical facial protrusion. This well-made type is believed to be a Spanish officer's button form of the early-to-mid-1700s. The shank on the variety at top, shown in a cross-sectional cutaway view, was formed by bending a sturdy rectangular and integrally cast upright and straight brass element into a loop after the button was cast, resulting in an eye connected at only one point to the button's back. Another, less common variety, shown below the loop-shanked subtype, features a more conventional solid, perforated or drilled shank. Both subtypes' known distribution is currently limited to the Atlantic coastal regions of southern Georgia and northeastern Florida.
"Wonder if anyone interested in knowing how far north this was found, as that article says know distribution only GA, and FL.
Interesting the variety of finds here.
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