✅ SOLVED Button help

[Oldrvrrat57]

This was in my finds from yesterday and doing some research today on a few things, so far I've been unable to come across this design on a Western Military Academy button ! The back mark is really worn and hard to make out but I think it says McTully and co. It appears to be a gear in the center of the button. Any help dating it would be appreciated, I did recover a 1847 large cent so it's a old site. Thanks

 

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[Retired Sarge]

Could it read M.C. Lilley & Co versus McTully? That would make it post American Civil War.

All I can come up with is maybe an Engineer(ing) button.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Could it read M.C. Lilley & Co versus McTully? That would make it post American Civil War.

All I can come up with is maybe an Engineer(ing) button.

Thanks I believe you may be right about the maker!

 

[Retired Sarge]

Thanks I believe you may be right about the maker!

Maybe Technology versus Engineering, either way I can't find a match. Need to wait for the smart people to show up.

Western Military Academy was open from 1879 to 1971.

M.C. Lilley & Co can be dated by the backmark (Like most buttons). "From 1865 to 1881 the name was the “M. C. Lilley & Co.”. In 1882 after the death Of Mr. Lilley the name changed to “The M. C. Lilley & Co.” and remained such until 1925 when it was shortened to “The Lilley Co.”. The Company was merged with the Henderson-Ames Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1931 and the name was changed to “The Lilley-Ames Company” until 1951 when it was sold to C. E. Ward. It operated under the name of “Lilley Ames Co.” until 1953. It went out of business in 1965."