World War 1 Navy Button, field finds and finished buckle.

[artyfacts]

Hit the same fields I had been working. After a good soaking the whispers turned up a World War 1 Navy button along with a few oddities. The lead ball measures in at 7/8 of an inch, second biggest from the same field. One nice muddy day all in all. Pics of the buckle I restored. Arty

 

[worldtalker]

artyfacts, That is one NICE buckle,well,so are the other finds nice,but, the buckle is NICE!!!!!!!! I see you're living up to your name. God Bless HH Chris

 

[AGBlex]

really like the button and the buckel nice stuff man

 

[civilman1]

Great stuff Arty

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice Navy Button and Shoe button cover,
haven't seen one of those found in a while
In Pic #2, the top item looks interesting, can you see what that impression is?
(or am I seeing things , it looks silvery )
The bottom piece (bar) I think is a piece of tinkers solder.
I have a twin to your cow toy
Great job fixing up that buckle! did you use some heat?
Thanks for showing! Best digs

 

[artyfacts]

Thanks all. Herbie the top item second pic has a extensive stamp including a patent date and is from a bottle brush Co. I'm still in the process of cleaning it up to get the rest of the key info. Shoe button cover. I was not sure if it was that or a embellishment from the bottom of the short pants. It is one of the nicest I have found. Yes I used heat but not enough. I usually torch until cherry red and quench it in cold water to soften the brittle metals. I tried using a heat gun this time around experimenting. I was trying to keep the original patina intact. No go on the heat gun or the green patina. Best to torch and repatinize. I chose gold under black and polished instead of original green patina. Arty

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Yo Arty nice stuff man! Can't wait to get out soon. Waiting for the brush to die.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Sweet finds! What does the back of the button look like? Maybe a bit older than WWI!

 

[artyfacts]

Thanks Jim and Neil. Neil the back mark reads, J.C. Shabeck, * Prov. RI *. I was not sure of the time period and placed it on the, What Is It section of Tnet. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,426150.0.htm It was ID as World War 1. I found Navy buttons from World War 1 on ebay since, and the back mark is without the J.C. leaving my button in limbo. Neil any info would be appreciated. Jim see you next Sunday. Arty

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

The button does seem older but not sure Really fine job on the buckle restoration , Arty dawg

 

[ModernMiner]

Arty,
Nice job on that twisted buckle. You really did a great job with it. I'll have to try that heating method next time.
Congrats on some super finds, especially that button.
-MM-