I am pretty sure I have an ID, but need confirmation

[txkickergirl]

Last weekend I spent one day CW hunting and the other day Beach hunting. I went to an area that ships would dock off the waters and they would ferry the goods in and out. I was disappointed not to find anything old, I found a couple pieces of broken glass that would date back but those probably was washed in, so apparently I missed my mark probably by a mile or 2, so I gotta go back again when time allows. I was hunting in the water along the shore, my hopes to find items that may have been lost loading or unloading. I really thought I would find a ringer or two but nada. I did pull a button out, but it looked like it was in great condition and was flat I assumed it to be not that old. However, after cleaning it up and running a search for buttons with crowns, I believe I have an ID. So you experts take a look and see if I am right. I would also like more info on the button if anyone has it, because the info I found no one could nail down a date some suggest as early as 1800, others say 1830. The writting is hard to see but I can make out the word Gilt, so I assume the word before it is Treble. From what found it would date pre cw, but I have heard that these button have been found at cw camps. Thanks for the help

 

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[CRUSADER]

The crown type makes me think 1820s.

 

[fortbball9]

The crown type makes me think 1820s.

AGREE

fortbball9

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Oh Nice! love the buttons

 

[ivan salis]

flat buttons typically are thought of as early 1800 era --1800 thru 1830 ish -- (however they stayed in use after that time frame ) folks were tight with their cash back then and reused the buttons on other clothes (often hand made) if the clothing the buttons were on wore out the bittons were stripped and kept for later use and during the civil war due to shortages of buttons any old buttons were used and reused in the south .

the "puff" terms of "treble gilt" and other such terms were very common in the 1820's and heavily used to try to set apart your brand of button from the others --gilt being the coating or plating that made the buttons "shiney" --treble gilt was thought of as 3 times as thick as standard gilt ---oh ah ---yep early advertizing at work .---mines better than the other guys --buy mine brand of buttons . ---treble gilt -- england provided a lot of americas buttons -- matter of fact it wasn;t until the war of 1812 and the serious button shortage during it that america really got heavily into button making --scovill got their start due to the war of 1812.

 

[txkickergirl]

thanks Ivan, thats the line I was thinking it was an older button and reused later.

 

[ivan salis]

very very possible . --could be anywhere from 1800 thru civil war time frame easy . with the english "crown" most likely british made --- americans after the war of 1812 kinda cooled off a bit on the english "crown" designs -- "american" eagle designs were more in "fashion"

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Good info Ivan! thank you for sharing!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nice find girl!

 

[txkickergirl]

Its in great shape, the eagle buttons I find are usually a sad lot, pitted and crudy you are lucky if you pic out the eagle on them.