Button ID Help

[pigeonman]

found this early button along with a few others at a colonial site here in Salem Co.need someone to identify,thanks in advance.

 

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[Bramblefind]

Neat find! It is a livery button design. I think the backmark might be FIRMIN STRAND LONDON ? But you would be able to see it better to confirm. That company has been around since 1677.

Scroll down here:

Button Makers and their backmarks - ukdfd

It took me a bit to figure out what those things are! And I'm still not sure but I think it may be bear paws and be a match to the family crest of the Harvey family.

There is a similar button face showing on the (so helpful!) Livery Buttons Identified site-
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pmC12k8zwYU/UdNGRpRA6LI/AAAAAAAAENw/_5n0V7wGCwc/s1600/Harvey+(Kent).JPG

And a crest identified here:

Harvey Surname Meaning, Harvey Name History, Harvey Crests, Coat of Arms & Genealogy : MyFamilySilver.com

 

[sutphin]

WOW WHAT A BUTTON AND HISTORY INFO TO BACK IT UP .

 

[pigeonman]

Wow,i knew it was a old one and yes there has always been Harveys in the area since this area was settled in the late 1600's. you just never know whats going to come out of the ground here. I would date it from the 1700's. thanks for the id.