{"product_id":"us-navy-bronze-finished-26mm-coat-size-button-circa-1880-1910","title":"US Navy bronze finished 26mm coat-size button circa 1880-1910","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a US Navy 26mm coat-size button circa 1880-1910\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign: Eagle with wings spread, perched on a fouled anchor, surrounded by 13 stars — this is the standard general-service US Navy pattern, used with only minor stylistic tweaks from the early-to-mid 1800s right through the 20th century. The design shows an eagle looking right while clutching an anchor, surrounded by a circle of 13 stars bordered by a rope, on a lined background\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker\/backmark: Yours reads Scovill Mfg Co \/ Waterbury. Scovill’s backmark wording changed over the decades, which is the main way collectors narrow a date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEarlier marks (1840s–1865) often included “CT” for Connecticut, or read “Scovill Mf’g Co \/ Waterbury Ct” with various punctuation styles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBy 1850, the firm was known as Scovill Manufacturing Co, a name it used until 1960 , so “Scovill Mfg Co” backmarks in general span a very wide window.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA backmark reading Scovill Mfg Co with a dot rather than a period after “Co,” with a ring of dots around the shank loop and no other rings, is generally placed at 1880 or later\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(that reference point comes from an Army button study, but the same firm\/mark conventions apply).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53897529262408,"sku":"10136","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2087.heic?v=1787621507","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/us-navy-bronze-finished-26mm-coat-size-button-circa-1880-1910","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}