Button and mysterious item needs ID help please.

[skribnod]

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]

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]

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]

All four of my block A's from the civil war has steel backs on them.

 

[del]

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