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Button experts, take a look at this

Mosley

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I found this button in an old park. It was deep. Sorry the pictures are so small, but the camera would not focus when I tried to take bigger pictures.
On the back bottom of the button is printed .RED BANK. then across the top of the button is SIGMUND.DISNER.
On the SIGMUND.DISNER, I am not sure of the ND.DI letters, they are hard to read.
Thanks in advance for any help identifying this button.
 
According to the "American Military Button Makers and Their Backmarks and Dates" by William F. McGuinn and Bruce Bazelon As stated in this book under Back Die Cards and Lists, There are back die listings for the three largest button firms in Waterbury: Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury Button Company and Steele and Johnson. These listing represent an index of customers whose names appear on the buttons manufactured by each company. The listings were all created in the 20th century but include customers as far back as the 1870's. The customers include those who ordered not just military but all types of uniform buttons.
Your button is listed under The Scovill Die Cards: These cards appear as part of an alphabetical file of all the Scovill dies and hobs and were created about 1920. It actually says Sigmund. Eisner. As far as the Red Bank I am not sure what that means. I am by no means an expert on buttons, I just have the reference material in hand and can only give info. as stated in the book. Sounds to me like Sigmund. Eisner is a person who ordered buttons from the Scovill company. That's basically what I get from this. Maybe a "Real" button expert knows more and can give more info.
 
Sigmund Eisner (February 14, 1859
 
That's the Great Seal on the button, which replaced all other military 'eagle' motif buttons in 1902. My guess is WWI era.
 
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