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[Blak bart]

Not anymore....we got to make a stop and load up !!

 

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[WHADIFIND]

I'd be glad to go down and check!

 

[Blak bart]

Uhhhh no need for that...nothing ta see down there but empty barrels mate....I already swabbed those decks thoroughly !!

 

[Blak bart]

Ya see mate....soon as the rums gone so be beeps !! Argghh tis tuff to keep good crew without fresh spirits!!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Aye! And they be better made to work....if'n they be a bit rumified.

Aye! It be a *very* "spirit"-ed crew!

 

[Blak bart]

 

[bill from lachine]

Taj Farrant-Comfortably Numb.

 

[ARC]

Night.

 

[bill from lachine]

Good night capt'n.

Night.

 

[RustyRelics]

I detected at that old powder house today, and found a bolt, multiple nails, an aluminum wazzit, and I don't even know what kind of metal it is, but it belonged to something wazzit, and a cut piece of padlock right in front of where the door would have been.

 

[ARC]

Good morning.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning ARC.

 

[ARC]

Morning Anti.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Just thought you all might be interested to read some of the history behind the rose-gold plated Irish Button I found on Sunday.
I can't thank Red-Coat enough for the information he provided.

Nice finds Dave.

Part of the button backmark reads “DUBLIN”, so I would be pretty sure that this relates to the Jones family, recorded as button makers at 2 Cork Hill, Dublin and active between at least 1815 and 1832.

Some marks for this company only refer to ‘W Jones’ (for William), but it’s clear that he was at some time in partnership with Edward Jones, although it isn’t clear whether they were father and son. However there is a newspaper record from 3rd January 1822 announcing the dissolution of their partnership as of 1st January 1822 with William becoming sole proprietor. Retirement of Edward as the father perhaps?
You can probably see better on the button than I can in the picture, but the backmark looks like it might be Edward, written in this abbreviated form: View attachment 1838405

If so, I would assume it’s then from sometime between 1815 and 1822 before William took over the business. Some of the company’s early advertisements for civilian buttons proudly declare themselves as “The King’s Button Makers” but I don’t think your button is military or militia. Just a bit of patriotism I would think.

 

[Toecutter]

Good mornin AARC, ANTIQUARIAN... rest of the crew must of had a rough night

 

[pepperj]

Good mornin AARC, ANTIQUARIAN... rest of the crew must of had a rough night

Ya was celebrating your BANNER! Congrats!

Morning TC,AARC Dave

 

[Rookster]

Good morning Tnet forum.

 

[Rookster]

Good morning AARC

 

[Rookster]

Good morning ANTIQUARIAN

 

[Rookster]

Good morning Toecutter