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skribnod
11-06-2011, 07:52 PM
I found this button the other day and was looking for some info on age and origin. Also this item which looks adjustable..thought maybe a pendulum from a clock? Any help appreciated. Thanks for looking.

OxShoeDrew
11-07-2011, 05:39 PM
I just Googled clock pendulum and saw many just like your's. That's what it must be. thumbsup01
You could check the excellent button post at the top of the relic forum. :groovy:

del
11-09-2011, 11:57 AM
steel backs on buttons almost exclusively mean 1900's or newer , and Naval buttons traditionally had brass backs . so it would seem to be civilian .

Dirt Fisher
11-13-2011, 09:10 PM
All four of my block A's from the civil war has steel backs on them.

del
11-14-2011, 03:35 AM
All four of my block A's from the civil war has steel backs on them.

hey Dirt Fisher
i believe they call them tin backs as the composition should be slightly different , would love to see them posted fronts and backs