Help I.D. Button, found along with musket balls

[McDyver]

found this assortment of musket balls, nails, spikes, hook, button, cast figurine, pocket knives, copper spear point, and bullets in 6' of water.
The button has an eagle and a shield and on the back it reads S & W cincinnati.

I think the figurine is an anchor?

anyone care to guess how old???

Thanks for looking!

 

[thinkin2]

I don't have Albert's in front of me but the button looks early British Navy, probably early 1800's. Been awhile since I dug one of those. Nice finds, wish I could have been hunting with you.

Jerry

 

[scubadetector]

Looks l

 

[thinkin2]

At first I thought it was an anchor in the shield which would look like the British Navy I thought it was. I checked the backmark in my book and the S&W (W is listed as possibly Enos Woodruff, a clock maker who was known to have dealt in military goods in the 1820's) . This backmark is on c. 1812-1815 one piece pewter infantry buttons. This made me look closer and see that it is an "I" in the shield, not an anchor.

Jerry

 

[McDyver]

Thanks for the info, Tom.