RounderRick
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I went out the first of the week with the omega and found a few interesting items one I still haven't found out what it is.
The button on the back says CITY BUTTON WORKS - NEW YORK and the search I did came up with this:
(City Button Works were button manufacturers from 1875 through 1955 in New York and New Jersey they were in New York and moved to New Jersey in 1923 until they sold out in 1955. This particular button is from City Works New York and therefore was probably made before 1923. Military buttons especially from WWI made by this company are about the only buttons on which their name appears as seen in the Collectors Encyclopedia of Buttons, making these buttons quite rare. It has a wire loop shank backing.)
Also I found some kind of hook, a doorknob in 2nd pic, and the round object I have no idea it's heavy for it's size it looks and has the same design on both sides and it's not exactly flat it's kinda dome shaped on both sides.
All but the first pic is after I tumbled them (and man them tumblers is well worth their price I wouldn't be without one in this hobby) and it really cleaned them up looks like some could be copper and brass not really sure I'm mostly a clad finder, lol
This is the same place I found the old stlouis lock I posted about a week ago plus I have found a few copper pennies a couple of them wheaties, glass and some square nails so with all this and the doorknob I'm thinking there had to be an old house or something sitting there at one time so maybe I'm getting better at judging them way out and unusual areas.
There is also a lot of iron in that area forgot to mention I found an old plow point to but I was using my omega the sen 99 the disc 16 with the 3 tones mode ground around the mid 50's.
If anyone has seen the large round thing and/or knows what it is I'd like to know it appears to be lead or some kind of heavy stuff and it's solid no way to bend it.
The button on the back says CITY BUTTON WORKS - NEW YORK and the search I did came up with this:
(City Button Works were button manufacturers from 1875 through 1955 in New York and New Jersey they were in New York and moved to New Jersey in 1923 until they sold out in 1955. This particular button is from City Works New York and therefore was probably made before 1923. Military buttons especially from WWI made by this company are about the only buttons on which their name appears as seen in the Collectors Encyclopedia of Buttons, making these buttons quite rare. It has a wire loop shank backing.)
Also I found some kind of hook, a doorknob in 2nd pic, and the round object I have no idea it's heavy for it's size it looks and has the same design on both sides and it's not exactly flat it's kinda dome shaped on both sides.
All but the first pic is after I tumbled them (and man them tumblers is well worth their price I wouldn't be without one in this hobby) and it really cleaned them up looks like some could be copper and brass not really sure I'm mostly a clad finder, lol
This is the same place I found the old stlouis lock I posted about a week ago plus I have found a few copper pennies a couple of them wheaties, glass and some square nails so with all this and the doorknob I'm thinking there had to be an old house or something sitting there at one time so maybe I'm getting better at judging them way out and unusual areas.
There is also a lot of iron in that area forgot to mention I found an old plow point to but I was using my omega the sen 99 the disc 16 with the 3 tones mode ground around the mid 50's.
If anyone has seen the large round thing and/or knows what it is I'd like to know it appears to be lead or some kind of heavy stuff and it's solid no way to bend it.
