✅ SOLVED Calling on Old BUTTON PROs

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

Dug these highly corroded copper, 1 piece, flat buttons along the coastline a week ago. I cooked them in my makeshift electrolysis set up and then soaked both in mineral oil until the back details came out. Any ideas on age and origin??

 

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[duggap]

I think your date range would be 1790 to about 1840. As to country of origin, you would need to be able to read the back mark. They were made in this country as well as Europe.

 

[bzbadger]

Duggap is right. Buttons such as this are common and most were European made. By the looks of the last one with the floret design that would be a less common, more desirable one. I've found similar with gold guild still on it so anything like that either comes from higher end clothing or sometimes a uniform. I have a floret button that came from a British officer's uniform which usually has a makers mark on the back so check all of yours.

 

[coinman123]

I found a button with the same back, except it has "Gilt" written. As said by Duggup, this style was most favored from the 1790's to around 1820's, maybe slightly later.



Very nice old button,
Coinman123,

 

[bzbadger]

Sorry stupid autocorrect. Its either gold gilt or gild both meaning basically same thing. Friend and I were hunting and he hadn't come across a button ever and he got lucky and found a 1700's gold gilt British officers button with makers mark something of London. He was freaking out as well he should be for that to be his first

 

[Patriot Relics]

Thanks for all the help guys