Civil war button I hope!

[roddalmil]

Can anyone tell me about this button ?? Found this morning! Says Waterbury co's inc. conn. Hope this is real my first button!

 

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[Mud Hut]

Circa 1945

 

[ivan salis]

that type of design is pre 1902 --in 1902/03 the us military switched to the great seal design * -- most likely that button is post civil war but pre 1902 -- maybe Spanish American war era (1899 /1902) or Indain war era ( 1870 /1880)--- so the front design is that of say 1870 to 1902) most likely --but the rear button markings are "modern" so a reenactors button most likely

 

[Mud Hut]

that type of design is pre 1902 --in 1902/03 the us military switched to the great seal design * -- most likely that button is post civil war but pre 1902 -- maybe Spanish American war era (1899 /1902) or Indain war era ( 1870 /1880)--- so say 1870 to 1902) most likely

Waterbury didn't use that name or backmark until 1941.

 

[ivan salis]

looks to be a 00751 pattern type * see Waterbury button company website --look under -- eagle button --might be modern back with old style front design--say like a reenactors button ...for their uniforms -- this explains the "old style" looking front with the modern rear lettering..

 

[creskol]

looks to be a 00751 pattern type * see Waterbury button company website --look under -- eagle button --might be modern back with old style front --say like a reenactors button ...for their uniforms

Mud is correct.

From Waterbury's own site at: About Us - Waterbury Button

1941- 1945 -Wartime demands lead to rapid expansion. The Waterbury Button Company makes a range of products for the Allied forces, from buttons to bomb fuses. The company changes its name to Waterbury Companies, Inc., to reflect its diversified product lines.

 

[ivan salis]

old style looking front / modern made -- possible used by reenactors -- a lot might have to do with where found *

 

[roddalmil]

Thanks everyone for your input.....I felt like that might be the case. Found on a farm just off of the Shiloh battlefield park. Good stuff has been found here...but there have been some reenactors on the farm before. Thanks so much for the help!

 

[coinman123]

Old style front, newer backmarks. By any chance was it found near a battlefield? It looks to me like it is from a reenactment. I highly doubt it is for military use, it is a Civil War design and in the 1940's the military would not use a design that outdated, it is probably of a reenactment costume.

Just my though, Coinman123,