Help id button please

[DIGGING1971GUY]

http://i53.tinypic.com/28jzew3.jpg

Thanks in advance hope it is a good one!!

 

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[Eddie Lomax]

It's a US Great Seal Button used from 1902-present

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

It's a US Great Seal Button used from 1902-present

Wow thanks for the quick reply , any idea on the value ? i also found a 1943 walker about 3ft from it .

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Hi here is the back of the button, i see some are older

http://i53.tinypic.com/ipnsky.jpg

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Can anyone tell me how to clean these buttons? will olive oil help ?

 

[rjw4law]

Soft bristle tooth brush after soaking in olive oil for 1 month.

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Soft bristle tooth brush after soaking in olive oil for 1 month.

Thanks will do

 

[teverly]

yep..design started in 1902...probably not worth much money wise but still a good find

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Soft bristle tooth brush after soaking in olive oil for 1 month.

I never tried it but I was told that soaking a 2 piece hollow button, the olive oil could get inside and is almost impossible to remove. It has a beautiful green patina, I would leave it as is. If you insist maybe try a hot peroxide bath for a few minutes. Your button is most likely WWI but I cannot read the backmark.

BuckleBoy has a button cleaning post here somewhere where he uses a toothpick.

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

Soft bristle tooth brush after soaking in olive oil for 1 month.

I never tried it but I was told that soaking a 2 piece hollow button, the olive oil could get inside and is almost impossible to remove. It has a beautiful green patina, I would leave it as is. If you insist maybe try a hot peroxide bath for a few minutes. Your button is most likely WWI but I cannot read the backmark.

BuckleBoy has a button cleaning post here somewhere where he uses a toothpick.

Thank guys for your reply's i sure would live to see the backmark but i may just leave it alone like you said .
How do you do the peroxide bath ?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Soft bristle tooth brush after soaking in olive oil for 1 month.

I never tried it but I was told that soaking a 2 piece hollow button, the olive oil could get inside and is almost impossible to remove. It has a beautiful green patina, I would leave it as is. If you insist maybe try a hot peroxide bath for a few minutes. Your button is most likely WWI but I cannot read the backmark.

BuckleBoy has a button cleaning post here somewhere where he uses a toothpick.

Thank guys for your reply's i sure would live to see the backmark but i may just leave it alone like you said .
How do you do the peroxide bath ?

I tried it a few times. I heated hydrogen peroxide a little in a microwave and soaked the brass item for a few minutes and it cleaned it good.

Buckleboy is a pro on cleaning buttons. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,165857.0.html

He says: "First off, DO NOT use olive oil on these buttons!! It will be absorbed into the button, and it will leak out for YEARS. Oil will also make the button more fragile. In some cases, even water can cause a two-piece button to disintegrate--so use your best judgement."

You may want to look at my listing of Great Seal button backmarks to recognize yours. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,212590.msg2659201.html#msg2659201

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

How do you do the peroxide bath ?

Heres some reading on the peroxide method of cleaning copper and brass. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,117293.0.html

Must read further about heating peroxide. I used 3%. The Nazis used peroxide for torpedo and submarine propulsion so be extremely careful not to heat high percentage peroxides like 70%. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,39135.0.html

 

[DIGGING1971GUY]

How do you do the peroxide bath ?

Heres some reading on the peroxide method of cleaning copper and brass. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,117293.0.html

Must read further about heating peroxide. I used 3%. The Nazis used peroxide for torpedo and submarine propulsion so be extremely careful not to heat high percentage peroxides like 70%. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,39135.0.html

Thanks for the info !!