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A shield and a naval button

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Pinged for a couple hours at a homestead my son just found 4 early year Large Cents at and a nice piece of a spoon made by John YATES <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
Well, I did not get any coins there today, but I did get this shield, which is blank, appears to be made of a lead alloy and measures 1.5 x 1.5 inches The hooks on the back and its shape I hope are the clues to identify what it might have been used for.
The button is a British Naval button, looks similiar to War of 1812 era buttons. It measures approx 21mm in diameter and the backmark is E ARMFIELD & SON.
The backmark so far has not helped me date this button, since I have found Armfield listed in a book or two but not worded that way. The Armfield Company started making buttons in 1763 thru present, so a little tough dating this one by the backmark, unless someone has a better book.......
HH Don in SJ
 
<EM>The Emilio Colllection of MIlitary Buttons</EM> by Luis Fenollosa Emilio, p. 126, lists this as #696, [British] Navy, officer, 1812-1820. Only problem is, the stock on the anchor appears to tilt the other way. Same on a c. 1812-27 example by another maker (Plate 305, #29) shown in Hughes & Lester's <EM>The Big Book of Buttons</EM>.
Best of luck,
Buckram
 
buttons and yes, we both noticed mine tilts the opposite way. Plus my backmark is different from his two.
I agree on the time frame due to other buttons being similiar.
Don
 
The shield is commonly called a Patriotic pin. Usually had engraving on them. Good hunting, David @ Dixie <center><a href="http://www.dixie-metal-detectors.com"><img src="/metal/html/d-m.jpg"></center>
 
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