civil war lead button??

[button king]

 

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[duggap]

It is a coat tail or curtain weight. Ofter times they have a number on them, usually a 3 or a 4.

 

[button king]

is it civil war and is it union or confederate

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

There's no such thing as a "Union or Confederate" hem/dress/curtain/coat-tail weight. They've been in existence since at least the early-1800s and are still being manufactured (in the same shape) today. They were/are primarily manufactured for use in civilian clothing (mostly in Ladies' coa and dress-skirts) and in window curtains. A few have probably also been used in the coat-tail of military coats. That slim possibility does not make these weights we dig a "Union" or a "Confederate" hem-weight -- nearly all of them were used in civilian clothing and window curtains.

 

[button king]

thanks for the help man i just wasnt sure about it.I found it at a old house site just never seen one before.
Thanks again for the info