Blowhole button

[toasted]

First one of these I think Ive ever found so happy to have it. Always nice to find a new type of colonial relic to add to the collection and being the only good keeper of the day makes it even better

 

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[thrifty76now]

That button is an old one for sure.

 

[Truth]

Congratulations toasted never found one of those before [emoji1360]

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Relicific]

That’s a great button to find

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on the button Toasted.

 

[xcopperstax]

Great find I've been wanting to find one of those for awhile. I know there's one or two out there waiting for me!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice find!

 

[smokeythecat]

These were most popular ca 1750's. I found a scant few on the Brandywine PA battlefield of 1777, they must have been on old coats. Great find. I haven't found one in quite a while.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Had to look that one up....Congrats on the rare very old button dig.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Awesome button!
I've only ever found one of those.

 

[Donnie B from VA]

Great button and, yes, it is such a good feeling to find a first in colonial relics.

 

[Steve in PA]

Amazing! Not the button, but the fact that it is your first considering all the 18th C stuff you find.

Hey, I'll trade you blowhole buttons for cobs

 

[toasted]

Amazing! Not the button, but the fact that it is your first considering all the 18th C stuff you find.

Hey, I'll trade you blowhole buttons for cobs
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Looks to be a much more common colonial find North of the Mason Dixon line for whatever reason. Im sure I would have found more if this was not the case. Id rather be in cob country then blowhole button country lol

 

[Steve in PA]

Yeah, cob country definitely has a better ring to it. All these came from various sites that saw French & Indian War activity in the 1750s.