my friend asked me, why did these people lose so many buttons? i told her, they had cheap thread back then and she replied, "OH!" :hystericallaugh:
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my friend asked me, why did these people lose so many buttons? i told her, they had cheap thread back then and she replied, "OH!" :hystericallaugh:
in the cotton field, i find more buttons than anything else (besides trash). love to find a really old coin out there.
you think a pants buckle? looks large for horse tack, but i am no buckle expert.
thanks John. appreciate the information and feedback.
Button and Buckle dug near Smithfield, Virginia
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button, shank visible and words SUPER FINE STRONG, any idea about date? I am thinking circa 1840?
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buckle, no idea about age. thinking mid 1800s to early 1900s. any ideas?