Mistersippi
Senior Member
Found this today at an old sight. It still has gold gilt on the back with W & G Tuckerman written on it. The front appears to be slick. I did a little searching and came up with nothing.
Any possibility for ID of gold gilded button?
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duggap
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I have several sources of backmarks, both US and British. I have not been able to find that backmark. Generally speaking flat buttons range in date from the late 1700s to the 1840s. It was about that time that new button making technology was developed. Some button manufacturers would put a retailer's name on the backmark. I don't know that yours is a clothing retailer but that may be why the backmark isn't listed. Or it could be a small manufacturer that no one knew about.
Mistersippi
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Okay thank you for the info duggap!
L0S3R
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I found these 2 letters from W&G tuckerman regarding supplying buttons to the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1827 and 1828. Should help ya research some more.
William Tuckerman and Gustavus Tuckerman of Boston.
http://archives.norwich.edu/digital...erman (firm)/field/creato/mode/exact/conn/and
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William Tuckerman and Gustavus Tuckerman of Boston.
http://archives.norwich.edu/digital...erman (firm)/field/creato/mode/exact/conn/and
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L0S3R
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The academy was renamed to Norwich University.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_University
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_University
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L0S3R
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Just saw 1 was dated between 1810-1840
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