id buttoon ?

[Anonymous]

I found this at a 200yrs old barn.
It has Joseph Haywood around the top of th eagle in the middle & at the bottom i think Shefsiel.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like a medallion from a handsaw bolt. The word at the bottom is most likely "Sheffield," indicating that the blade was good-quality steel from Sheffield, England. You can see some similar medallions from the well-known Disston brand of saws here:
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/medallionpage.html
Best of luck,
Buckram

 

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