✅ SOLVED Bread Winner Button Thing

[Ed-D]

'Bread Winner' Button Thing

As usual, my research comes up empty. I was detecting around a spot where a share cropper house used to be; 1930s and 40s I believe.

Best I can tell it says "Bread Winner" and has the figure of a person on it. It's almost exactly the same size as a penny.

 

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[nhbenz]

There's discussion of an overalls button like yours dating from 1900-1908 here: Work Clothes (overall) BUTTONS | Collectors Weekly

 

[Ed-D]

That's a good image on the website. I saw a few others I have on it. I did see bread winner, not the one I have but now I know it's from overalls. In the same area I found a "bell brand" and "big ben" buttons too. Thanks.

 

[nhbenz]

Oh, and the sign here shows the name of the company that made them as "O.L. Hinds out of Burlington Vt.: Bread Winner Porcelain Sign | Porcelain Signs