✅ SOLVED Recognize this button?

[nyiangelo]

I had some cows kick this up in one of their trails. Im usually good with buttons but this one is stumping me. The back say Scovill mfg co Waterbury. Supposively that back mark dates to 1850-1865. They say they used some old backs on newer buttons... this seems more WW1-WW2 but anyways thanks for the help

 

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[nyiangelo]

So I found this link that states its an ol' Air Force button. That seems right. I assume these must have been massed produced for a long time.
United States Air Force

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Nyiangelo wrote:
> The back say Scovill Mfg Co Waterbury. Supposedly that back mark dates to 1850-1865.

Nyiangelo, your US Air Force button with a "Scovill Mfg Co Waterbury" backmark absolutely cannot be from any earlier than 1947, because prior to then the USAF was called the US Army Air Corps (and all of its personnel wore US Army uniform buttons). This proves that the source you are using for dating Scovill button backmarks is very seriously incorrect.

In actual fact, the Scovill Mfg Co Waterbury backmark was used contiuously from 1850 to 1962, when that company ceased manufacturing buttons.

So, your Scovill-made US Air Force button dates from sometime between 1947 and 1862.

If you have enough interest in accurately dating buttons by their backmark, I suggest you purchase a copy of the very beast book on that subject, titled "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. That's where the date-info I gave you about the Scovill Mfg. Co. came from. The book's authors did very extensive research of historical business-records (such as many City Business Directory listings) to make sure the info in their book is highly accurate. The backmark info given on most internet websites contains many serious errors, and thus should not be trusted. (Your 1947-1962 Scovill-made button is proof of that.) It's best to rely on the McGuinn-&-Bazelon book on backmark dating instead of internet websites.

 

[arrowhead82]

I have an identical button and I found that it was a WWII medical button, based off the crossed snakes and other symbols. Cool button!

 

[nhbenz]

I have an identical button and I found that it was a WWII medical button, based off the crossed snakes and other symbols. Cool button!

No, there are no snakes, isn't medical, and doesn't date to WWII; U.S. Air Force Seal

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Arrowhead82, no offense intended, but please go to the following webpage and scroll down a bit to the US Air Force buttons.
United States Air Force
You'll see that the crossed "snakes" are lightning bolts. It is the emblem of the US Air Force, 1947-to-presentday.
It is not a "WW2 Medical button."

Edit: I see that Nhbenz and I were typing at the same time.