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Sr. Member
Hey Guys,
Spotted a couple of Horstmann buttons today and picked them up. Any idea on value for these types? Probably just a couple of bucks, but thought I'd ask..
Button 1: Shank missing. Eagle button. Small (cuff or vest?). Reverse stamp: Horstmann Philadelphia..Indian Wars button? I found a similar one that was ID'd as Indian Wars, but the position of the eagle's head and the shield were slightly different.
Button 2: P & R Railroad (cuff button?). Back stamp: Horstmann Bros. & Co. Phil.
Found in a previous thread:
"Although Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. I - Railroad does not cite a date for the variety with the Horstmann backmark that you describe, other backmarks for buttons of the same design— cataloged as "8/25, P & R, ampersand larger than letters"— range from 1872 to 1892."
Spotted a couple of Horstmann buttons today and picked them up. Any idea on value for these types? Probably just a couple of bucks, but thought I'd ask..
Button 1: Shank missing. Eagle button. Small (cuff or vest?). Reverse stamp: Horstmann Philadelphia..Indian Wars button? I found a similar one that was ID'd as Indian Wars, but the position of the eagle's head and the shield were slightly different.
Button 2: P & R Railroad (cuff button?). Back stamp: Horstmann Bros. & Co. Phil.
Found in a previous thread:
"Although Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. I - Railroad does not cite a date for the variety with the Horstmann backmark that you describe, other backmarks for buttons of the same design— cataloged as "8/25, P & R, ampersand larger than letters"— range from 1872 to 1892."
