What is this?

[Bharpring]

 

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[creskol]

a button

 

[Bharpring]

This button has some kind of white chalky stuff in the middle and is a 2 piece brass or copper button. Any idea of what the white stuff is? Or what kind of button it is?

 

[Bharpring]

 

[Bharpring]

Here is another picture.

 

[Bharpring]

Before I cleaned it

 

[creskol]

It is probably the bonding agent that held either a stone center or glass center in place.
I think that type is called a waistcoat button.

 

[Bharpring]

Are these buttons worth anything?

 

[creskol]

Are these buttons worth anything?

Probably not in that shape, I'm afraid.

 

[Bharpring]

Ok. Thanks