Hunting Dog Button?

[dlof20]

Hello all.... Can anyone help me with this item? It is slighly samller thyan a quater and appears to be a hunting dog on the front. On the back is the american military eagle and a backmark "waterville mfg co". I found this yesterday at a colonial homestead here in upstate NY. Any ideas on age? I can't seem to find anything on this type of button or the maker?

thanks!

 

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[Montana Jim]

Common hunt dog theme for civilian blazer (non-military/fashion) buttons - late 19th century.

I've found reference to Waterville Mfg. Co. in Waterbury, CT. They made knives and "pocket cutlery" and were a leader in the industry for a while. Not much suprise if they made buttons as did a million other outfits in Waterbury Conneticut at the time.

I hope someone can tell you more...

That button is in great shape... great find!

 

[dlof20]

thanks for the reply......it did not make the connection between waterbury and waterville..... it really makes sense considering I also found on that site a small pocket-knife that is engraved with " waterbury".

thanks again!

 

[Montana Jim]

You're very welcome...

And Welcome to TreasureNet! A nice button like that outta make you happy... I know I would be!

 

[Don in SJ]

Hmmmmmmmmmn, I looked and looked at that button and the backmark markings and the way the front looks says something else to me. I think it looks more like a Jacksonian button or cousin thereof, which would put the button in the 1830 era time frame which seems to match more what I see on the backside. The only reason I am not sure of it being a true Jacksonian era button is the size. I believe they are in general smaller than what you have roughly indicated, but it sure does look like one.

I have two or three of them, two are in the photo I attached and I have an Eagle one in a frame not photographed at the moment.
I do believe a lot of variance on backmarks for the many varieties of Jacksonian buttons.

Don

 

[PBK]

Such borders seem to have been fairly common on mid 19th century sporting buttons, which is what I believe this to be. See, for example, Rows II & III and some in Rows V-VII of Plate 290, p. 660, in Hughes & Lester's The Big Book of Buttons.— or a number of those shown on the pages of sporting buttons beginning at:

http://www.onefivenine.info/buttons/button_gallery6.htm

 

[Don in SJ]

Such borders seem to have been fairly common on mid 19th century sporting buttons, which is what I believe this to be. See, for example, Rows II & III and some in Rows V-VII of Plate 290, p. 660, in Hughes & Lester's The Big Book of Buttons.— or a number of those shown on the pages of sporting buttons beginning at:

http://www.onefivenine.info/buttons/button_gallery6.htm

Appearance wise I disagree, I think it looks more like the Jackonsian type buttons, and the backmark design, which is hard to see in the photo, looks older than mid to late 1800's in my humble opinion. Photograph not the best for true determination, but the rim seems more like a Jacksonian.

I spent a couple hours this afternoon, going thru my myrid of buttons and darn if I can locate any of the three I have, I overhauled this room earlier this month and now having problems finding a few things! I would like to look at the back sides of my three to compare, and that would help. Again, the size did concern me, but not exactly sure what slightly smaller than a quarter equates to. Either way, mid to late or early mid 1800's, the button is a good keeper!

Update: Since the backmark says Waterville the button cannot be earlier than 1847, so I will relent and submit that PBK is right and I am wrong on this one. However, my good friend Jimnot late 1800's . Waterville stopped using the name in 1860.

Anyway, look at these Jacksonian buttons, and you can see some beautiful pieces of artwork.



Don

 

[Montana Jim]

 

[littlebird13]

hey dlof20,

where are you from in Upstate NY