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Any of you guys familiar with this backmarK? I dug a cuff size flat button yesterday evening its .560" diameter. Front looks like it may have a design or insignia but its in Bad shape and I can't distinquish it with a magnifier. Back mark is "James Wood Philadelphia" For some reason I cant upload photos to the post. Coins from the site date from 1798 to 1832.
Any info would be appreciated on the backmark
Thanks,
I'm not familiar with that back mark, sorry. Your pictures won't upload if they are bigger than 2mb each. I always have to crop them down before they will upload for me.
You know, you can try simply double clicking on a photo, copy it, paste it right in your post, the text area. That works for me whatever the size is.
I can't find a James Wood in any of my references so he is probably not a military goods maker or dealer. You might try searching Philadelphia merchants from the time period you mentioned. Good luck with your search.
I did a little more digging and found a website that lists several Philadelphia business directories going back to the 1700s. Here is a screen shot showing the Woods listed in 1810. Note there a few James Woods on the list. And for anybody who wants to add the link to their research library, here it is: https://guides.temple.edu/philadirectories/online
And the 1820 list:
Thanks, for your all of your replies and research, I was especially curious that it may have been a war of 1812, or state militia button of some sort, as I hadn't seen that back mark on civilian buttons but it looks that is not the case,
Thanks, Everyone for replies
A button's simple construction , composition , shank area can be enough sometimes to give you a good indicator to its time era as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpshovel
Dan
fyrffytr1 is the best man for the button ID job! Good luck on further info!
Well, Dan's ID prowess doesn't need mention.