WHERE DO YOU POST THESE?

[dasabighole]

FOUND ON TENNESEE RIBBAH>

 

[smokeythecat]

Under worm holes.

 

[dasabighole]

Under worm holes.

DAS SUM BEEG WURMS!

 

[surf]

Under Shell Button manufacturing.

Pearl McGill - Early Health and Safety Activist - The Tony Mazzocchi Center

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[rock]

So whats the age of his shell holes being drilled for the buttons? Might need to swing the MD in the area.

 

[GatorBoy]

If you use the link surf provided it gives a great history on them

 

[catherine1]

My grandmother used the blanks for gravel in her grocery store lot.

 

[monsterrack]

Button shell blank.

 

[Tnmountains]

It would also be interesting in the metal detecting section as people are always finding old buttons and that is a prize of a find. Imagine making your own buttons.

 

[GatorBoy]

I found the shell buttons that I have while metal detecting

 

[surf]

Privies and dumps hold many types.

 

[dasabighole]

Yes gator I have found lots of the buttons MDing. Some with brass shanks. I can remember the mussel boats on the Tennesee River unloading at the Paint Rock landing back in the 60s.

 

[GatorBoy]

Those are a great indicator of a place to metal detect I bet the guys in the relic hunting section of the metal detecting forum would get a kick out of that artifact.
It might even help somebody ID something they never knew the identity of.

 

[ncnurseryman]

Very interesting topic. I have never heard of this industry. Thanks for sharing the story and artifact.

 

[NCPeaches]

I've never heard of it either but love old buttons and known for buying them at yard sales and flea markets...this is a very interesting topic.