Floral button

[Duane Pringle]

Dug this on a small hunt after work today next to a enfield bullet droped this battle was a early 1861 battle july. My question is this button was down 6 inchs. Is this a coat button it has superfine on back can not read the rest looks to be 2 stars on it one before super fine and one after.

 

[Duane Pringle]

 

[Duane Pringle]

Cleaned a little more Scoville on the other side of superfine is this period?

 

[1867crete]

Yes I believe pre civil war 1850's you have a nice find!

 

[Duane Pringle]

Thank you, its in good condition.

 

[major bill]

This could well be a Civil War item because it would have made before the Civil War. It is a great find.

 

[JOHN42768]

Nice find

 

[mofederal]

That is a very nice find. I like how you found it. It would certainly stand out in my mind. Thanks for posting this unique find @Duane Pringle.

 

[Frederick14Va]

Nice find... Lots of the brass/gilted civilian flower buttons were used on CS uniforms... Have found lots of them in CS bivouac/camp areas mixed amongst a few Govt issue and state buttons around Va...

 

[Duane Pringle]

Thank you all for the commets I depend on you all alot especially with uniform items and period civil war relics. I have collected artillery items for some time now but only have been metal detecting for about 3 years now.

 

[zburkett]

Congratulations.

 

[UCVRelics]

@Frederick14Va is spot on. I have found many flower buttons in both US & CS camps. Below are all the B/M you will find on a Scovill made button


THE SCOVILL OMPANY



ABEL PORTER & CO 1802-1811
LEVENWORTH, HAYDEN & SCOVILL 1811-1827
J.M.L. & W.H. SCOVILL 1827-1840
SCOVILLS 1827-1840
SCOVILLS & CO. 1840-1850
SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO. 1850-1960


THE FOLLOWING ARE VARIATIONS DATING FROM 1850-1865


SCOVILL MG. CO. / SUPERFINE
SCOVILL MG. CO. / WATURBURY CT.
SCOVILL MF'G CO. WATURBURY CT.
SCOVILL MF'G CO. WATURBURY
SCOVILL MFG CO. WATURBURY CT.

 

[Package4]

Does it say Scovills & Co (1840s) or Scovill.MG.CO (early 1850s)? What a great find!

 

[Duane Pringle]

All I see or can tell is scovills superfine and a star seperating both words on each end.

 

[Duane Pringle]

 

[Duane Pringle]

I am almost positive ist just scovills then star.

 

[Package4]

I am almost positive ist just scovills then star.

According to Tice "Many believe that the backmark term "Scovills" proves that the button was made at Scovills & Company during the 1840s, it is more likely that J.M.L. & W. H. Scovill used these backmarks a decade earlier." page 28 "Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865" Warren K. Tice

 

[donna]

A lovely button.

 

[Duane Pringle]

Its amazing how this button has the history it does when I first dug it I was upset it wasn't a eagle button but now really glad I just didnt throw it in my junk box.

 

[James N.]

Its amazing how this button has the history it does when I first dug it I was upset it wasn't a eagle button but now really glad I just didnt throw it in my junk box.

Definitely not junk; since these were brass buttons they often did duty as military buttons early in the war on both sides and throughout the war for the Confederates, especially in areas like the Trans-Mississippi.