ivan salis
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two high dollar CW buttons turned into "french" style cufflinks today
first one --- gilting is gone / shank gone (they made it into a french style cufflink by braising the cuff link post to where the buttons shank would normally be -----nice job too I must say)--- is a rebel navy button -- large --outer coat size it has on the front--- CSN under a fouled anchor which is over two crossed cannons -- its in great shape other than the gilt & shanks gone --- it has FIRMIN & SONS 153 STRAND LONDON (dot) on the back -- on the cuff link crossbar says 1/20 - 12 K.G.F.
the other button was made by PETTIBONE MF 'G CO (dot) CINCINNATI (dot) on the rear ---on the front is a spread winged eagle in the left claw a olive branch in the right 3 arrows on its chest in the sheild area is an "A" for artillery ---(officer's button) --- its gilt is intact and except for the missing shank where the cufflink stem was braised into placed its in great shape --- --on the cuff link crossbar it says --- 12 / 20 G.F. pat 2472958 (1949 pat --jacob oadak)
ALSO there was 5 small buttons and 1 med button marked WATERBURY BUTTON CO (dot) and 1 large outer coat sized button marked WATERBURY BUTTON CO (dot) CONN all were in great shape except one of the small ones who had a bad spot on the eagle head wing area -- the front of them has a eagle grasping a anchor with 3 cannon balls below it ---and 13 stars spaced out in a circular pattern
total cost $15 for all of em
saw a similar firmin button online for sale (but it still had its gilt and shank intact) --- get this $1300 bucks!!!
Ivan
first one --- gilting is gone / shank gone (they made it into a french style cufflink by braising the cuff link post to where the buttons shank would normally be -----nice job too I must say)--- is a rebel navy button -- large --outer coat size it has on the front--- CSN under a fouled anchor which is over two crossed cannons -- its in great shape other than the gilt & shanks gone --- it has FIRMIN & SONS 153 STRAND LONDON (dot) on the back -- on the cuff link crossbar says 1/20 - 12 K.G.F.
the other button was made by PETTIBONE MF 'G CO (dot) CINCINNATI (dot) on the rear ---on the front is a spread winged eagle in the left claw a olive branch in the right 3 arrows on its chest in the sheild area is an "A" for artillery ---(officer's button) --- its gilt is intact and except for the missing shank where the cufflink stem was braised into placed its in great shape --- --on the cuff link crossbar it says --- 12 / 20 G.F. pat 2472958 (1949 pat --jacob oadak)
ALSO there was 5 small buttons and 1 med button marked WATERBURY BUTTON CO (dot) and 1 large outer coat sized button marked WATERBURY BUTTON CO (dot) CONN all were in great shape except one of the small ones who had a bad spot on the eagle head wing area -- the front of them has a eagle grasping a anchor with 3 cannon balls below it ---and 13 stars spaced out in a circular pattern
total cost $15 for all of em
saw a similar firmin button online for sale (but it still had its gilt and shank intact) --- get this $1300 bucks!!!
Ivan
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