Weird copper/brass hollow ball any help?

[Kmatch7]

Looks old found in creek bed near 1800s homesite

 

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[Dharmacy]

Hard to tell from the pics, but it could be a ball or Zouave button missing the back.

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[Dharmacy]

Hard to tell from the pics, but it could be a ball or Zouave button missing the back.

D.

Here's a pic.

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[john845]

definitely a broken button

 

[alabama11]

Once, I found a brass bell ringer similar to yours. The other piece maybe near. Great find.

 

[Kmatch7]

Age range? I’m guesssing time period to house

 

[Kmatch7]

 

[Dharmacy]

Age range? I’m guesssing time period to house

I would say so.

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[Kmatch7]

Thanks. Were they mostly used for military uniforms? I don’t know a lot about the button type

 

[Dharmacy]

Thanks. Were they mostly used for military uniforms? I don’t know a lot about the button type

Usually early (1830s) military uniforms, also cadets of some military institutes, also they show up in some Civil War units, as some wore these older type uniforms.

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