Waterbury Button Co - SOLVED

[johntate]

I dug a button today made by the Waterbury Button Co. The circumference on the front says "Frisco Line" followed by five stars. In the center are the letters FL in an interlocking design. Sorry I can't post a pic at the present, camera is on the blink. I don't necessarily expect it to be an old button but would like an approximate date on it. Any help is appreciated.

 

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[dg39]

Re: Waterbury Button Co

Sounds like a railroad button to me.
DG

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Waterbury Button Co

The current Frisco button from Waterbury looks like this...



See it at the Waterburry Button site located here: http://www.waterburybutton.com/index.shtml

Frisco Line Railroad information: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~veregge/frisco.htm

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/eqf10.html

 

[PBK]

Re: Waterbury Button Co

I don't necessarily expect it to be an old button but would like an approximate date on it.

Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. I - Railroad lists this button as c. 1885.

 

[Montana Jim]

PBK... thanks... I found a picture. http://www.vintagebuttons.net/rail.html