4 hole

[rocky raccoon]

check it out

 

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[Montana Jim]

Some light reading for you...

http://www.campaignfurniture.com/catdetails.asp?pubID=19

http://www.londonancestor.com/iln/australia-emmigration.htm

That's a cool button to find... never seen one.

 

[GpSnoopy]

That's a cool button. Good links Montana Jim Here's another link to read.

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/S._W._Silver_and_Co

 

[rocky raccoon]

i never have either,is it worth anything? and thank you very much for the info

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looks like a four hole Utility / Advertisement button mostly from "shoddy", a second grade suit material.. The link says Late 19th - early 20th century, but according to MJs cool link may be earlier.



Scroll down to see some similar and read about them. http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&vsrc=search_google&cr=2

 

[Montana Jim]

Looks like a four hole Utility / Advertisement button mostly from "shoddy", a second grade suit material.. The link says Early 19th - early 20th century, but according to MJs cool link may be earlier.

Scroll down to see some similar and read about them. http://silversimon.piczo.com/?g=39870591&vsrc=search_google&cr=2

Holy crap BigCy... great link!!

 

[rocky raccoon]

can i get a big heck yeah

 

[kuger]

A good friend of mine has taken to the study of the Manufacturers marked on four holed buttons from the mid 19 th Century and it is really interesting!!!

 

[timekiller]

Fairly common on late 19th century sites,some tend to call them underware buttons,Anyway yours dates to Circa - 1865-1875.....& can be seen here under the word silver.
Take Care,
Pete,
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsntoz.html#anchorn

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I have to say, the Silversimon site's dating of this type of button to "late-1800s/early-1900s" does not go back in time far enough. It is known for certain that large quantities of these maker-marked 4-hole brass buttons were manufactured in the mid-1800s, because we civil war relic diggers find lots of them (deep down in civil war camp hutsites, and deep in battle-trenches), marked with the names of companies which were only in business in the 1850s/1860s. (I'm posting this as confirmation of what Kuger said in his post.)

 

[rocky raccoon]

thanks and good luck to ya rr

 

[kuger]

I have to say, the Silversimon site's dating of this type of button to "late-1800s/early-1900s" does not go back in time far enough. It is known for certain that large quantities of these maker-marked 4-hole brass buttons were manufactured in the mid-1800s, because we civil war relic diggers find lots of them (deep down in civil war camp hutsites, and deep in battle-trenches), marked with the names of companies which were only in business in the 1850s/1860s. (I'm posting this as confirmation of what Kuger said in his post.)

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Good to know. I suspected these 4 holed buttons were older. I wonder what this patent is for? http://www.google.com/patents/US151...7qPJ8TVtgfNk5DqCg#v=onepage&q=1518717&f=false

 

[rocky raccoon]

could be military,i have seen some marked u.s. army,,,here is a couple for you take a look @

 

[kuger]

Good to know. I suspected these 4 holed buttons were older. I wonder what this patent is for? http://www.google.com/patents/US151...7qPJ8TVtgfNk5DqCg#v=onepage&q=1518717&f=false

different design...the ones CBG and I are talking about date to the 1850's

 

[rocky raccoon]

ok

 

[kuger]

ok

I am not saying yours are or arent....your pics are too big

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

could be military,i have seen some marked u.s. army,,,here is a couple for you take a look @

I believe the US Army 4 holed button is WWI. I have one somewhere.

The first pic is a Barber coin, next 2 button pics too blurry, next 3 pics Barber coin again.


ADDED: I see now the buttons are off my screen.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Good to know. I suspected these 4 holed buttons were older. I wonder what this patent is for? http://www.google.com/patents/US151...7qPJ8TVtgfNk5DqCg#v=onepage&q=1518717&f=false

different design...the ones CBG and I are talking about date to the 1850's

Yea I know. I was trying to figure out what is different on the patented button. I think its the rim.

 

[kuger]

Good to know. I suspected these 4 holed buttons were older. I wonder what this patent is for? http://www.google.com/patents/US151...7qPJ8TVtgfNk5DqCg#v=onepage&q=1518717&f=false

different design...the ones CBG and I are talking about date to the 1850's

Yea I know. I was trying to figure out what is different on the patented button. I think its the rim.

I couldnt tell either Big Cy,all I know is ours date much earlier even though they look the same