Train Button

[jeff of pa]

Can anyone Tell me anything about this Train Button ?

Back appears to be too rotted to save loop fell off after
Digging.







Slightly Smaller then the Nickel

 

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[CRUSADER]

I can tell you it has a Steam Engine on it

 

[seger98]

I can tell you I found one just like it in Northern Wisconsin, much better shape then yours! So it'll be nice to see what it ends up being! Oh, BTW I also found a C & NW button not too far away from it as well.

At the time I thought it was from a conductor's jacket or something like that.

Chris

 

[jeff of pa]

did it have anything on the back seger ?

 

[seger98]

did it have anything on the back seger ?

Mine wasn't a whole button, more like a button cover. I have a picture of it in my 2007 finds, but ya can't make it really well.

 

[Foiled Again]

Hello Jeff:

I have one of those buttons also. I heard of one that was dug at a Fur Trade settlement (identical to your button and mine) but other experts on here say that it is not possible. I found it along with the other object in the pic which I also suspected was from the fur trade era. Again, the treasurenet guys did not agree.

Here are the pics of it:

Good luck identifying it and Happy Hunting

Foiled Again

 

[seger98]

foiled again, that's exactly what my button looks like. I found mine with other things as old as the Old Copper Culture, fur trade stuff as well, I don't belive it had anything to do with the fur trade. Just happen to be found with some people that were there before the logging trains were!

 

[jeff of pa]

Thanks for the Better Pic

Received a PM I.D. > I'm satisfied with

a c. 1900-10 work clothes / overalls button. In addition to stock/generic buttons like yours, a very similar, if not identical "locomotive" die was used on a number of brand-name buttons, with lettering above and below the image: "Union / Made," "The / Winner," etc.

Some books list it at $5-10 in nice condition.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Dang! I missed the chance to ID a find for you.

 

[texan connection]

Iv found lots of them, just thrown them in a box with the rest of my overall buttons.
Might have to put them alittle higher on the peckin list now

 

[Don in SJ]

I love those buttons wish could find a few more.

Don

 

[72cheyenne]

Here's another variation of a choo-choo button. IDed the same as yours. Early 1900's work clothes.

 

[sniffer]

that's still a nice button

 

[thrillathahunt]

Hey thanks, I was wondering about one that I found that's very similar. Now I know what it is.

Rick

 

[72cheyenne]

Wow thats like five totally different styles of the same button!

 

[sniffer]

the stamping die is located at Fu Manchu Industries LOL

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Wow thats like five totally different styles of the same button!

A few more... http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart...10&keyword=locomotive&submit.x=19&submit.y=20

 

[jpitt1970]

I dug one really similiar to yours years ago on private property really close to the unfinished civil war railroad in Manassas.

 

[digger460]

Make it 6 styles! Found this in my yard 2015 Old Coal mining town.

 

[Cbowersox]

I found this button the other day while medal decting, any info on possible age would be so appreciated