✅ SOLVED Please Help With This Button

[Spats]

I found this button about a half mile from the railroad between Jackson, MS and Memphis. It has intertwined initials that look like MVR and 13 stars. The backmark is LEON GODCHAUX N O. The shank is missing and may have been steel as there may be rust where the shank was. It measures 23 mm and appears to be a 3 piece button. Any help in identifying would be appreciated. This is my first post ever so please forgive any errors.

 

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[Bramblefind]

Welcome and nice find! I couldn't find an exact match but it may be a uniform button for the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad. The letters seem to work for that.

Mississippi Rails

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly from this guy:

 

[sutphin]

Damn what a nice button Spats,vanzutphen

 

[Spats]

Thanks guys. The initials on the button could easily be YMVR. And the Leon Godchaux in New Orleans has to be the right guy.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Warterbury also manufactured this button. They have it listed under career uniform as MVR (entangled). Entangled letter logos were commonly used in that time period. 4123 - Waterbury Button

 

[Spats]

Thanks everyone. I think this is solved.