Rare Utah Button

[utmike]

My wife dug this a few weeks ago using her Makro Racer 2. It just came out of the olive oil soak... Salt Lake City Railroad was incorporated in 1872 by Brigham Young who pretty much had his hands in any business venture of the time. CW era Scovill backmark but Scovill had a large supply of button backs and used them several years after the war. Had to dig in on the research, no one I know was familiar with this line which was apparently local tracks in the North end of the city.

 

[okierebel]

Wow utmike, that is nice and very unique! Really cool! I can see where it would be very hard to research.
Congrats to your wife on the find!! She finds it and you have do the sweaty, back-breaking research

HH okie

 

[jim tn]

Excellent find and research. Sounds like pretty unique. Tell the wife good job....and good cleaning job, too. HH Jim tn

 

[laplander]

That's team work there Mike hats off to both of you!
HH Jeff