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[suberdave]

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Found this in South Pasadena CA. I found the musket ball first, a few weeks ago. Found the Winchester shells on the same hillside down the road a bit.
I went back to the same spot I found the musket and found this flat button. There’s a lot of history in this area. In 1847 General Flores agreed to surrender to the America forces ending Mexican colonial rule. One of the first adobe houses was located probably 200 feet from the hillside where I found these.
The Portola expedition supposedly celebrated the first Easter in 1770 under a cathedral oak like 100 feet from where I found these. Ok I know the button isn’t that old, the musket?
Any help on the button would be great. There is writing on it.

 

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[Old Pueblo]

Nice finds!

 

[fyrffytr1]

Please post a picture of the button back. Can you tell what the front reads? I can make out "TS" at the top followed by "1??3" and across the bottom I see "CW?"

 

[suberdave]

 

[fyrffytr1]

I don't think that is a button. Maybe a tag that was nailed to something?

 

[suberdave]

I’m thinking the same, not a button. It’s killing me I’ve been researching this all day. Any thoughts about how to clean it a little better? The letters read T. S. C. W. C. And numbers in the middle Maybe someone’s initials and company? Any thought on the letters?

 

[fyrffytr1]

Maybe California Water Commission but I can't find out when it was formed? I have doubts about it being from that group though.