Stone button?

[pghDFXer]

I didn’t find but ran into someone who found it in a stream bed , he said it felt like stone , and it did , it looked like a pebble on the back , idk idk ,could it be clay ? Style looks 1700’s to me but any info would help, thanks

 

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[G.A.P.metal]

Cool looking button,i`ll keep my eye on this one ...hope you can find more info !
Gary

 

[Chiltepin]

The design is too intricate to be carved, looks pinched
On the reverse side.

Mostly likely black glass worn down by sand.

Search for "Czech" glass button die.

Apparently the Czechs were very proliferant
at making button dies.

Hope this helps

 

[Tpmetal]

hard black rubber? maybe a goodyear button?

 

[Tpmetal]

The design is too intricate to be carved, looks pinched
On the reverse side.

Mostly likely black glass worn down by sand.

Search for "Czech" glass button die.

Apparently the Czechs were very proliferant
at making button dies.

Hope this helps

Czechs were and still are, extremelygood glass workers

 

[digging440yrs]

Sure looks like a goodyear button-----

 

[Tpmetal]

Sure looks like a goodyear button-----View attachment 1502607

oh good, I'm not crazy then.

 

[pghDFXer]

Humm, yeah ,it wasn’t really heavy like a pebble, thinking your right , black glass, tumbled, thanks, gona do more research

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

An easy "material" test:
If it's made of glass a knife cannot nick it, but will nick hard-rubber.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

It certainly looks like hard rubber, so it being a Goodyear Button makes sense.

Here are some examples of black glass buttons that I've found field detecting this year for comparison.

Dave

 

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