Type III represents the staff buttons that are usually gilt, convex, with the device on a lined field. The two parts were fastened together by turning the edge of the front shell over the back piece. The button was made of two pieces, a front shell upon which the device was struck, and a back plate to which a wire eyelet or loop shank was fastened by brazing. This type was invented by Benjamin Sanders of Birmingham, England in 1813. Type II represents the 2-piece convex buttons. Type I represents the 1-piece flat buttons made by either 1) casting metal (lead, pewter, or brass) in a mold which also provided an integral eyelet in some buttons the hole in the shank was drilled, or 2) striking the device on a brass disk a wire eyelet or loop shank was fastened by brazing. By Sergei UpstateNY, last time modified: October 7, 2020īuttons of this period can be divided into three general types:
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