What kind of flat button...oak leaves?

[NEPADIGGER7]

Found at a late 1700s-mid 1800s site

 

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[Dfxcobb]

wish i could help..but great save

 

[fyrffytr1]

Can you read the backmark?

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Waterbury

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Cleaned it up a little more

 

[grasshopper]

Never seen one like that before, very cool! I would guess early-mid 1800s

 

[fyrffytr1]

The raised backmark dates it to the later1700s-about 1820. If we can't determine who the maker is we may be able to narrow that down a little.

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

A Benedict Waterbury it looks like st least

 

[fyrffytr1]

A Benedict Waterbury it looks like st least

That dates it a little later than I first posted. In 1823 Aaron Benedict became connected with Benton Bronson of Waterbury & Nathan Smith, William Bristol & David DeForest of New Haven in a firm making gilt buttons and which operated under the name A. Benedict. This firm lasted until 1829.

 

[devldog]

Great looking button. Nice save and Congrat's to you.

 

[A2coins]

Freakin cool

 

[fyrffytr1]

I forgot to add that there was no mention of the A. Benedict company making military buttons. I think yours is a fancy gilt civilian one.

 

[CRUSADER]

Civvy, circa 1820-30s