Return to the Cabin Sight

[C&RHunter]

I went back to the cabin sight this afternoon. Found the typical misc. items: horseshoe, brass spoons, square nails, and a of lead that has been flattened and folded over. Also, a small metal lid that looks like it was nickel plated. Don’t know what it was for, but it is about the size of lid for a pistol percussion cap tin. (I would think a small tin would be rusted away by now, but the lid was about 4-5" deep and had been plated) The best two recoveries for today were a flat button with a soldered shank and a two piece General Service button. (Jeff called that - Thank you! LOL) The flat button appears to be unmarked both front and back. The Gen. Serv. button is back marked: Waterbury Button Co. I’ll have to check my books to get an approx. manufacture date, but would guess 1840s or newer. HH

 

[Confetrit]

Great finds and saves of the buttons and all the other relics. Continued Success to you.

 

[C&RHunter]

I went back to the cabin sight this afternoon. Found the typical misc. items: horseshoe, brass spoons, square nails, and a of lead that has been flattened and folded over. Also, a small metal lid that looks like it was nickel plated. Don’t know what it was for, but it is about the size of lid for a pistol percussion cap tin. (I would think a small tin would be rusted away by now, but the lid was about 4-5" deep and had been plated) The best two recoveries for today were a flat button with a soldered shank and a two piece General Service button. (Jeff called that - Thank you! LOL) The flat button appears to be unmarked both front and back. The Gen. Serv. button is back marked: Waterbury Button Co. I’ll have to check my books to get an approx. manufacture date, but would guess 1840s or newer. HH

Update: I did some research on the General Service button, using the book "Uniform Buttons of The United States 1776-1865". The button is backmarked Waterbury Button Co. and has a depressed mark and in a depressed channel (dmdc), so it appears to have been manufactured late 1850s to 1865.

 

[laplander]

Atta boy!! Some of these sites are big and it takes a few trips to get a handle on them, planning some return trips my self.
HH Jeff