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?
 
Nice finds. Those are common back mark words for your button. Those one piecers were made by the millions, often in Britain up until the mid-1800s or so. Early to mid-1800s is a fair guess. As for the iron buckle I haven't a clue, but 1800s to early 1900s would sound reasonable to me. HH!

John
 
BTV Digger said:
Nice finds. Those are common back mark words for your button. Those one piecers were made by the millions, often in Britain up until the mid-1800s or so. Early to mid-1800s is a fair guess. As for the iron buckle I haven't a clue, but 1800s to early 1900s would sound reasonable to me. HH!

John
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thanks John. appreciate the information and feedback.
 
Your on some old ground. :yes:
Who knows what else might be laying around. Love finding old flat buttons!
Congrats! :grin:
 
Let Dan and the others chime in but I think you're in the ball park with that button date. That iron buckle looks 1900s to me. :thumbsup02:
 
The plain front flat buttons and are usually the size of an indian head or nickel , they are very common and popular throughout the 1820 to 30's and the buckle is definitely a "tack" or harness type one .

Dan
 
del said:
The plain front flat buttons and are usually the size of an indian head or nickel , they are very common and popular throughout the 1820 to 30's and the buckle is definitely a "tack" or harness type one .

Dan
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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:
 
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