Military Button Question: Same as Lostlakes

[pointdlr]

Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

Lostlake and I have been finding a bunch of military buttons. I believe he has posted the same button, but I wanted to add a picture of the back of the one I found. Any info on time period or even value(just curious) would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon Dickinson
www.prehistoricartifacts.com

 

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[phantomfinder]

Re: Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

Thats a very good looking button, WTG

 

[duggap]

Re: Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

Those buttons are from the Spanish American War period. They came into existance in, I believe, 1876 and were used until around 1902 or 3, somewhere in there. Then they went to the great seal button which is still used today. I am at the office so I don't have my button book with me but the dates are real close.

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

The backmark does seem to match 1875-1893 era according to Tice's book.

Don

 

[pointdlr]

Re: Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

Thanks Guys for the quick and informative answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a whole pile of the newer flat style eagle buttons from this location, but only a few of the rounded kind. Hopefully, some more will come out of the ground.
Regards,
Jon Dickinson.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: Military Button Question: Same as Lostlake's

And you can keep more of the gilding on them by using Aluminum Jelly to clean them up. Check out my post on buttons in the "Cleaning and Preservation" section.

Nice work!


Regards,



Buckles