![]() ![]() In general, dates should be regarded as approximate, and not exclusive unless the context indicates otherwise. They have been collated from a large number of sources over a long period of time, both documentary and from the buttons themselves, most of which have been recovered by metal detectorists. The list that follows identifies British manufacturers and the backmarks they used from the earliest ones recorded until about the middle of the twentieth century. The marking is invariably produced by die stamping, which is an inherent part of the manufacturing process, and backmarks produced in this way continue to be used to the present day. These ‘backmarks’ can provide useful information for dating the buttons, as details of the various companies, and when they were operating, can be found in contemporary trade directories and other documentary sources. During the second half of the eighteenth century, manufacturers of metal buttons began to ‘brand’ their products by marking the backs with their names and often their addresses. The pics were taken after a little dish soap, warm water and a soft bristle toothbrush to get the dirt off/out. They say stuff like, "I won't tell you why, but."ĭo you think they are real, replicas or reproductions? What is it about the buttons that tells you that? I'd like to be able to know how to tell the difference. ![]() No one seems to want to explain this to me, even though I ask. You can tell me what you think they are, but tell me WHY you say that, please. I say they are replicas until I'm proven otherwise. ![]() I found some VERY old stuff there, and this area was constantly visited by high military and government officials before, during and after the Civil War era. Seriously, though, if I tell what else I've found there, it would give away the site to some, and I can't do that with this site. I could tell you some other stuff I've found there, but I'd have to kill you. HOWEVER, I found them in a place where it is possible to find the real deals of these. I like to know what I have before getting excited. I'm not overly excited because I think they're fakes. They're nice to look at, to say the least. I found these 3 buttons metal detecting the other day. ![]()
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