I "thought is was a sportsman button but its not???

[MonkeyBoy]

I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

Any idea what this is?? I dug it yesterday with the other stuff and honestly the Rhode Island button took center stage.. it looked like the front of a sportsman button until I saw the little flanges on the side.. any ideas??

 

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[Blacksheep]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

Anything on the back? size?

Cool item, could be a heron? conservation pinback button?

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

Anything on the back? size?

Cool item, could be a heron? conservation pinback button?

About the size of a 50 cent piece... the back is just a relief of the front.... hmm pinback makes sense.. but there are no solder backs on it..

MB

 

[Blacksheep]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

Anything on the back? size?

Cool item, could be a heron? conservation pinback button?

About the size of a 50 cent piece... the back is just a relief of the front.... hmm pinback makes sense.. but there are no solder backs on it..

MB

It may have had a cardboard insert, with pin attached at one point, lost to the elements.

Hard to say , anything on the back that would indicate rolled over edges that may have held an
insert?

 

[PBK]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

I agree... looks like a heron. This was a popular motif on buttons and jewelry in the late Victorian era.

My guess is that it's a medallic ornament from some larger item. The tabs could have held it in place on fabric, leather, etc.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

OK.. thanks everyone.. that fits with the site.. a lot of Victorian era stuff has come of of there in the past.. .

MB

 

[texan connection]

Re: I "thought is was a sportsman button but it's not

Pipe lid erhaps