Infantry Horn buttons

[johnkris]

I can't find these so far anywhere and might be a hunt club, academy, or just a novelty button. But are those not 1860s Waterbury backmarks?

 

[johnkris]

Better pics of one of the buttons

 

[bobinwmass]

That backmark is listed as 1880's to 1900.

 

[johnkris]

That backmark is listed as 1880's to 1900.

Can you post the source?

 

[bobinwmass]

Tice's book.

 

[johnkris]

Tice's book.

Okay. Can you post the picture of the page?

 

[bobinwmass]

No, not supposed to post copyrighted material here.

 

[johnkris]

No, not supposed to post copyrighted material here.

I checked.

Uniform Buttons United States 1776 1865 by Warren Tice

is going for over $300.

 

[bobinwmass]

Can't do anything about that, but I did answer your original question.

 

[UCVRelics]

I checked.

Uniform Buttons United States 1776 1865 by Warren Tice

is going for over $300.

That's the price of admission to the CW button collecting world. In the long run it will save you a LOT of money.

 

[johnkris]

That's the price of admission to the CW button collecting world. In the long run it will save you a LOT of money.

I just bought the alberts book for a friggin' 85 bucks.

 

[JOHN42768]

Agree with Bob's findings. Ref. Page 76 Item #4, also description on pg.72 near bottom

 

[Salterr]

I just bought the alberts book for a friggin' 85 bucks.

it's all going up. I remember buying Albert's book for $35. I haven't even bothered with Tice's because of the price. I grabbed Thillman's sword book for 200 and thought it was a steal. It's funny how you can train your brain to think that's a good deal!!

 

[johnkris]

it's all going up. I remember buying Albert's book for $35. I haven't even bothered with Tice's because of the price. I grabbed Thillman's sword book for 200 and thought it was a steal. It's funny how you can train your brain to think that's a good deal!!

I don't collect. I buy piles of stuff and flip what I can, so a $300 book for buttons I might not ever find again is a lot.

Had no idea asking for a picture of a page was a problem but I had an issue on another site where someone told me I had X and I priced accordingly on ebay, it sold FAST, then they messaged me saying they were wrong and it was, in fact, Y. So, I have that experience. And what would a 1900 button be doing in a book for buttons no newer than 1865? (and I got three sources saying the marking is Civil War, one from this forum. https://civilwartalk.com/threads/general-service-buttons.208161/)

Can I at least get an ID on the button? Probably not US military. Might be novelty for all I know. Scovill probably made for all kinds of markets.

 

[bobinwmass]

That's the price of admission to the CW button collecting world. In the long run it will save you a LOT of money.

I don't think the poster is a collector. From what I've seen here and on another forum he buys auction lots, looks for free help in identifying, and sells on Ebay. Nothing wrong with that, but I do prefer helping out fellow collectors who say thanks. May be why it seems people are taking longer to answer his posts.

 

[johnkris]

I don't think the poster is a collector. From what I've seen here and on another forum he buys auction lots, looks for free help in identifying, and sells on Ebay. Nothing wrong with that, but I do prefer helping out fellow collectors who say thanks. May be why it seems people are taking longer to answer his posts.

I say thanks. And on the USMF, I donate. AND when I found that Louisiana artillery button, I posted here with a link to the ebay listing first thing.

 

[johnkris]

I don't think the poster is a collector. From what I've seen here and on another forum he buys auction lots, looks for free help in identifying, and sells on Ebay. Nothing wrong with that, but I do prefer helping out fellow collectors who say thanks. May be why it seems people are taking longer to answer his posts.

And I provide plenty of free help where I can. Okay, it's mostly on USMF but I do what I can.

 

[bobinwmass]

I say thanks. And on the USMF, I donate. AND when I found that Louisiana artillery button, I posted here with a link to the ebay listing first thing.

Didn't say thanks on this post, just asked for more info. But maybe just an oversight in this instance.

 

[johnkris]

Didn't say thanks on this post, just asked for more info. But maybe just an oversight in this instance.

I say thanks for a decent answer. An unsupported answer that contradicts other sources and what my eyes are telling me isn't much help. If it's not a Civil War button, fine. But everyone here is perfectly welcome to respond or not respond to anything anybody posts. Who here isn't looking for free information? There's no paywall.

 

[bobinwmass]

Guess you won't be getting anymore of my unsupported answers.