Button with alot of detail , Field Find

[T Hunter]

Can anyone ID this button. I have no idea of date or what its from . Thanks

 

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[SouthJerseyJim]

Looks almost like a house or trolly car sittin on a skateboard with some Cursive writing on the bottom. Definitely looks old.

 

[crazyjarhead]

It has a makers mark on the back. What does it say? Can you clean it without damaging it?

 

[vibes]

the writing looks Hebrew to me.

 

[Montana Jim]

Some Horstmann back marks...

W. H. HORSTMANN / PHILA.                   1820-1850
W. H. HORSTMANN / NEW YORK             1820-1837
W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS                    1843-1863
W. H. HORSTMANN & CO. / PHILA.          1864-1866
W. H. HORSTMANN & CO. / NEW YORK    1837-1847
HORSTMANN BROS & CO. / PHILA           1859-1863
HORSTMANN BROS & CO. / NEW YORK    1850-1852
HORSTMANN BROS & ALLIEN                  1852-1877
HORSTMANN BROS & DRUCKER              1844-1850
HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA            1893-1935

Yours has Philadelphia spelled out...



It's a trolly uniform button... figure out the initials and you'll get the rest of the mystery.

 

[Angelo]

Jim, You Got Superman eyes?

Nice information!

Tony

 

[BuckleBoy]

Anybody with the Transportation Uniform Button Book will be able to help. I don't own that book.



Did you olive oil that button?