1830s Navy Button.......

[Rowdy Yates]

I went back to my secret California Mission Period site today for a few hours..... pickin's are gettin' slim, but I did manage to pull out this 1830s Navy button. It still has a lot of gilt, especially on the back and the backstamp reads "J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL" over "EXTRA RICH". It also reads "No 7 (or 1)" near the center. Being a Navy button, it makes me wonder if it ever travelled the open seas on a frigate or tall ship.......

HH,

Rick

 

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[sonny0065]

great button. HH Sonny

 

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[Ted Mac]

Wow nice button, 1830s, before the gold rush. Cali was pretty wild in those days.

Congrats

Ted