Old Button ID Help

[Lamy Lineman]

Found old Buttons near Santa Fe NM. The flat one appears to be two piece. One is plain faced, the other one has a three flower design. The flowered face one is concave. The flowered one says Rich Gold Color on the back. The flat one says Warranted by and treble gilt on back. The script spelling on it is hard to read. I believe it reads R & TH Hastuck hg. Best as I can tell. Would like info on dates and origin of maker. Saw an example of the flowered one on Etsy.
Thanks...

 

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[DCMatt]

Thomas H. Hasluck 1820's - 1850's. I'd say your button is 1820's.

 

[DCMatt]

Thomas H. Hasluck 1820's - 1850's. I'd say your button is 1820's.

The button may be closer to 1850. I found a couple of court cases referencing R & T H Hasluck from 1839 and 1853.

My impression is they were an import/export company.

 

[A2coins]

Great I'd really cool button

 

[mbcuce]

Very cool button. Congrats

 

[namxat]

Cool find and in very good shape! Grats, a real showcase piece, esp. since the maker / importer can be identified.

I also think a little bit later, since it is not a one-piece button. loop is however classical.

"trebel gilt" likely a London made piece, or an imitation thereof.


Greets

Namxat

 

[Rookster]

Nice find.Congratulations

 

[DCMatt]

Cool find and in very good shape! Grats, a real showcase piece, esp. since the maker / importer can be identified.

I also think a little bit later, since it is not a one-piece button. loop is however classical.

"trebel gilt" likely a London made piece, or an imitation thereof.


Greets

Namxat

Thomas Hasluck was from Birmingham. He died there in 1858.

Richard moved to NY in the 1837 presumably to start the import company.

Just FYI the 2 court cases I found were litigated in New Orleans and seem to involve seizure or delay of goods on a ship . This makes some sense as New Orleans was the second largest port (NYC largest) in the US through the mid-19th C.

 

[Lamy Lineman]

Thomas Hasluck was from Birmingham. He died there in 1858.

Richard moved to NY in the 1837 presumably to start the import company.

Just FYI the 2 court cases I found were litigated in New Orleans and seem to involve seizure or delay of goods on a ship . This makes some sense as New Orleans was the second largest port (NYC largest) in the US through the mid-19th C.

After you gave me Thomas's name, I looked on internet and it said his company was from 1825 to 1850.
Was Richard his Brother? Makes sense about importer exporters. Eurpoean or knockoff, it's pretty old as is so much around here.
Thanks for all the info....

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice early or mid 1800s button finds. That’s a pretty ornate button back!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

DCMatt wrote:
> The button may be closer to 1850.

Just trying to be helpful, by confirming that your guess (you said "may be") is correct. "Domed" 2-piece brass buttons WITH A BACKMARK don't start showing up until the mid-1830s. So, this button is almost certainly not from earlier than that time, even though its maker (T.H. Haslock) was in the business of manufacturing buttons from 1823 to 1849.