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BUTTON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-666A75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A circular spring stud (solitaire), with copper-alloy pressed components and probably hand engraved front. The back is normally in two parts of which the two wings release the missing disc when depressed. The front is probably silver and engraved with an architectural scene with two figures above.
Notes:
The button is also known as a bachelors buttons which was patented in 1872 by George West. I have added this piece as it is a unusual and a nice piece of social history.
Also recorded with UKDFD 35620
Class:
Solitaire
Sub class: Spring Stud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MODERN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1872
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.55 mm
Weight: 8.119 g
Diameter: 23.47 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: UKDFD 35620
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckstein, E. and Firkins, J. and G. | 1987 | Gentleman's Dress Accessories | Princes Risborough | Shire Album 205 | 18 and 19 |
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