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Title: Button or brooch ? Post by: GJH on March 28, 2012, 05:34:39 PM Hi all, I found this recently but not sure whether it is a button or a brooch,due to the fact that I can not work out what the fixing on the reverse would have been,the size is 23mm x 7mm, thanks for your help.
Geoff Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: nfl on March 28, 2012, 06:26:34 PM button,,it looks like the loop has come off the centre of the back
Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: GJH on March 28, 2012, 06:59:18 PM Thanks nfl, I forgot to mention that there is a hole in the reverse, so that may give the impression that there was a loop, the marks on the back make me think that it could have been fixed to something more substantial.
Geoff Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: Val Beechey on March 28, 2012, 07:40:52 PM It's very pretty Geoff. Given the size I'd say 'button'. 23mm isn't very big for a brooch but it's about right fr a button.
Val Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: GJH on March 28, 2012, 08:00:56 PM Thanks very much for your help.
Geoff Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: Meatslicer on March 30, 2012, 08:28:28 AM If its hollow, Its most likely a victorian era button. If its solid with a hole in the back there is a possibility its a mount of some sort. Looks silver.
Get it checked by an FLO if I were you. Eric Title: Re: Button or brooch ? Post by: GJH on March 30, 2012, 12:58:59 PM Thanks Eric, I have just sent photo's and description to FLO, I am waiting for his opinion.
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