British button?

[Chitlin]

One of todays finds... This button is about the size of a quater. Never seen one of these... On the back you can see "MMOND TURNER ?" I'm guessing bros or sons... quick google search sent me to a British website with a Hammond and a Turner in Birmingham... pretty heavy for a button....cheers.

 

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[CRUSADER]

I would say late victorian British Button.

 

[Montana Jim]

CRUSADER is correct of course It's a "livery" button...

British Backmarks:

Hammond, Turner & Sons. 100 Snowhill. Birmingham (1717-1800)
Hammond, Turner & Dickinson. (H.T.D.) (1800-1812)
Hammond, Turner & Sons. (1850s)
Hammond, Turner & Bates. (H.T.B.) Manchester. (1850s)

Compare to other examples of their work here...
http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/keemakoo/dogboar.html

This is also a great source, and possibly narrows your find to 1840 - 1850 (early-mid Victorian) era when the company was known for it's "fine sporting buttons".

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsgtom.html

 

[Don in SJ]

I just want to add to what Crusader and Jim have input. Tice's book says: "During the Antebellum and Civil War periods, the firm was a source of fine quality men's sporting buttons."

I would interpet that as 1850's thru the 1860's.

Don

 

[CRUSADER]

I just want to add to what Crusader and Jim have input. Tice's book says: "During the Antebellum and Civil War periods, the firm was a source of fine quality men's sporting buttons."

I would interpet that as 1850's thru the 1860's.

Don

True I did forget to say it looks like a 'hunts button', but thought it kinda obivious. Whats 20 years between friends

 

[Montana Jim]

I just want to add to what Crusader and Jim have input. Tice's book says: "During the Antebellum and Civil War periods, the firm was a source of fine quality men's sporting buttons."

I would interpet that as 1850's thru the 1860's.

Don

True I did forget to say it looks like a 'hunts button', but thought it kinda obivious. Whats 20 years between friends

 

[Chitlin]

Sweet.... so it is quite possible the button was here during the Civil War.

Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I know that this is an old thread . . . but I just found it!

I found a similar button this past summer. The only difference is the back mark says, "New Sporting Design".
Thanks for your original post Chitlin and for all of the info!
Dave

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I dug a Jacksonian sportsman button with this similar design on it a few months ago and posted it on here...