Button Help - Do I have a set?

[JohnInPA]

I found these buttons in my backyard about 20 feet apart, similar depth.

I was wondering if they might have come from the same article of clothing and how old they might be. I believe the larger button is Pennsylvania Railroad. Both seem to have similar backgrounds, which is why I think they might be from the same (?coat?)

I looked on some PRR sites and found the larger button, not an exact match, but very similar. No dates attributed to it.

Any help would be appreciated. My house is about 200-300 yards from an 1800's train station/depot. Tracks are still active today. These were found in my backyard, house built 1910... lots and lots of iron... may possibly have found part of an old lantern as well.

 

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[Eddie Lomax]

Could also be Portland RR.
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=21305

 

[creskol]

Can you make out the backmark on the PRR button?

 

[JohnInPA]

Could also be Portland RR.
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=21305

Wow... that one looks very similar to mine, but Portland Maine and Portland Oregon are VERY far away from where I live. Sticking with the assumprion that it's local for now. I saw some on the Waterbury site that had the keystone in it, but those are definitely not what I have. Are the pictures on that site of modern buttons?

 

[JohnInPA]

Can you make out the backmark on the PRR button?

Cant make it out. Do you think it would be okay to give this a bath in the ultra-sonic cleaner? There is still a layrt of dirt on the back that wont come loose with running water.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Are the pictures on that site of modern buttons?

The buttons on that site may be ordered today but Waterbury has been making buttons since 1812 and many are 19th century old designs.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I would have thought Pennsylvania Railroad, but all their buttons seem to have the "Keystone" symbol on them. Things have a habit of turning up far far away from where you'd think to find them though.....

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think Eddies got it. He posted an exact match.

We just IDed a German colonial African button dug at an Illionois US Army base. We dont know how things get there but it happens.


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Can you make out the backmark on the PRR button?

Cant make it out. Do you think it would be okay to give this a bath in the ultra-sonic cleaner? There is still a layrt of dirt on the back that wont come loose with running water.

Try a hot peroxide bath.