Backmark ID needed...

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,

We recently recovered a flat button which bears the backmark "Woods Robert Philada"


Any help on the date range for this button is much appreciated.


Regards,


Buckleboy

 

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[Don in SJ]

Will, I found no Robert Wood, Woods, or Woods Robert. But the abbreviation of Philada as far as time period goes on buttons was mostly 1820' to 1830's, however I did see it used on Horstmann button in the late 1800's, but they were not flat buttons.

So, since it is a flattie, and most likely Woods Robert or Robert Woods was a firm or person who most likely put his name on the button that was manufacturered somewhere else, I would go with the 1820s- thru 1830's for a time frame unless someone comes up with a more definite answer.

I know timelines are established by collectors, and I believe bottle collectors can date range thru the different abbreviations used on bottles for Philadelphia. Disston Saw marks also used different abbrevations but I saw PHILADa used as early as around 1820's but also late in the 1800s.

Bottom line, it is a flattie, one piece button, has the abbrevation of Philada so I am sure the age range of 1820's to 1830's just might fit in with what you were thinking.

Don

 

[BuckleBoy]

Will, I found no Robert Wood, Woods, or Woods Robert. But the abbreviation of Philada as far as time period goes on buttons was mostly 1820' to 1830's, however I did see it used on Horstmann button in the late 1800's, but they were not flat buttons.

So, since it is a flattie, and most likely Woods Robert or Robert Woods was a firm or person who most likely put his name on the button that was manufacturered somewhere else, I would go with the 1820s- thru 1830's for a time frame unless someone comes up with a more definite answer.

I know timelines are established by collectors, and I believe bottle collectors can date range thru the different abbreviations used on bottles for Philadelphia. Disston Saw marks also used different abbrevations but I saw PHILADa used as early as around 1820's but also late in the 1800s.

Bottom line, it is a flattie, one piece button, has the abbrevation of Philada so I am sure the age range of 1820's to 1830's just might fit in with what you were thinking.

Don

Thanks Don--It was just an odd backmark that I hadn't encountered before...so I thought maybe a narrower date range. Did you get my photos on e-mail?


Regards,


BB

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I know this is a long shot...but in 1861 there was a Robert Woods who lived in Philly.....Mayor Henry had called a meeting in Independence Square to 'counsel together to discuss the dangers of the threatening war....Robert Woods was one of the ones elected as a secretary at that meeting...http://www.pacivilwar.com/county/philadelphiahistory.html

In another article .....Robert Woods is mentioned as being an owner of Ornamental Iron Works 1853 and made cast iron statues like the one below....

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Oh...and grab this ...Roberts then went to Tennessee and Began the Tennesee iron Works Company .....His grandson ,Frank F Woods then began the famous wagon /buggy company...Woods and Swoope...which later went to Woods and Woods....Cool Hey?