Brass Button Identification Assistance

[chrisseufert]

Hi, My son found this with his detector in a marsh near a wireless radio station. Says U.S.M. S.S. Co. and S. Appel & Co. on back. Is it navy, merchant service, very hard to find info on this...

 

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[Retired Sarge]

Made between 1864 and 1931 or 1935 depending on which site site you look at.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Here's another style, here on TNet, where it's called a United States Mail Service Co button.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/197033-heres-interesting-button-what.html

And here's your button style on a uniform, on the US Militaria Forum. Again attributed to the United States Mail Service.

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/291730-civilian-or-military/

A different S. Appel & Co button, again here on TNet, but gives more information on the company.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/50213-button-id-please.html

 

[CRUSADER]

If you soak in lemon juice for 5 mins & nail brush the front, it will come up nice. Rinse well with water after.