Anybody got a button book?

[Jackpine Savage]

or know someone that can ID one for me?

Its made from some kind of white metal and backmarked A Goodyear & Son Hard White.

I have been looking all over the web and cannot find any source of information on it.

Thanks in advance

Tom

 

[NO$AM]

Amasa Goodyear (& Sons), Waterbury (Salem Bridge), CT. Dated 1805-35 but possibly c.1800. Contracted to make Light Artillery buttons on Dec. 3, 1808. Made infantry white metal buttons in 1812. A letter of April 12, 1812 complained about the poor strikes of the letter "I" on these buttons. In Sept. he submitted samples of infantry buttons he proposed to supply. No b/m's are known to exist on these buttons but "A. Goodyear" (c.1815-c.1821), "A. Goodyear & Son" (c.1821-c.1826) & A. Goodyear & Sons (c.1826-c.1835) appear on plain pewter (Hard White) buttons. Goodyear was one of the founders of the Hew Haven & Baltimore Button Co. He also was the father of Charles & Nelson Goodyear, famous for work with hard rubber.

Ref. McGuinn & Bazelon: AMERICAN MILITARY BUTTON MAKERS AND DEALERS; THEIR BACKMARKS & DATES

Nice find. I like to see a pic.---------$AM

 

[Jackpine Savage]

$am,

Thanks for the great info! It looks like I have my first pewter button and its in very good condition to boot! I'll post a pic later today or tonite. It has a flower in the middle inside a 6 pointed star with a radiating swirl pattern around the outside.

Thanks!
Tom

 

[Jackpine Savage]

Had a hard time gettin the camera to focus on the front but the backmarks are nice and clear.<center>

 

[BarnacleBill]

the photo problems you're having are because of that AC-DC software you're using. Too much big hair and pyrotechnics involved instead of a mellower/gentler "Bread" kind of software like IrfanView. Oh David Gates, where are you now that our nation needs you? Probably sitting under a tree with Aubrey.......

Seriously, does that fancy camera of yours have Macro mode? Try it, sometimes depending on lighting conditions I have better luck with it.

And some of those "real" relic hunters use a flatbed scanner for buttons, though I've never been keen on possibly scratching the glass.

Here at Barnacle's photo lab, everythings blurry, even the owner, pre-coffee.

HH
BarnacleBill

 

[Tony (NC)]

I have a pack of the clear plastic sheets that I put on the scanner to keep from getting the glass dirty or scratching it. Scanners are getting pretty cheap, but those plastic sheets are a lot cheaper!

 

[Jackpine Savage]

is my problem. Macro? is that the little flower icon? I always wondered what that was. Cheap camera.. Pentax Optio 30

 

[BarnacleBill]

n/t

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

n/t

 

[NO$AM]

I have a hard time getting my C$ to focus on something that nice!!!

 

[Anonymous]

I'd be happy with that around here...nice backmark