300 year old silver button with hallmarks

[jimmy uk]

Found this little beauty of a button on ploughed land. Its got a makers mark on it so I'm happy about this =)

 

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[West Jersey Detecting]

It may be made of tombac. Did it ring like silver or a pull tab? If it came up as junk it may be a tombac.

Nice dig for sure!

 

[CRUSADER]

Its actually an 18th C Silver Cufflink (piece), you can tell by the squared off shank

(Makers marks are different from hallmarks)

Personalising a cufflink makes more sense than your buttons.

 

[jimmy uk]

Its deffo silver =) its a bit big 2cm for a chufflink don't you think

 

[CRUSADER]

Its deffo silver =) its a bit big 2cm for a chufflink don't you think

on the large side but not out of the question.

 

[jimmy uk]

That's true mate =) is there any chance of finding who was the maker?

 

[Mr Tuff]

sweet looking button!! MR TUFF

 

[CRUSADER]

That's true mate =) is there any chance of finding who was the maker?

Yes a chance, but might be hours of work.

I think you could narrow the date to late 18th C & someone with in-depth knowledge of silversmithing would recognise the initials. I don't have any books on early makers marks but I think they had to record them centrally, like registered trade marks, so I guess there must be a resource somewhere. Never really done any delving in this subject & have no contacts, so don't know where to start.

 

[jimmy uk]

Ok mate might email a few websites see if I can any luck there

 

[jimmy uk]

Update somebody just said that the maker is James rood 1700 to 1730. That's why there is a RO stamped

 

[CRUSADER]

Update somebody just said that the maker is James rood 1700 to 1730. That's why there is a RO stamped

I'm confused, surely James Rood would use IR or JR, why RO? (unless he liked the first two letters of his Surname) Is there a link or resource the 'somebody' can give, maybe I can learn something here & bookmark it?

 

[Chocadog]

Great find, congratulations