Posted 4 years ago
catevintage
(2 items)
Found metal detecting - seeking information regarding the button found in Scotland Dunbar - have not been able to find any information online. Thank you!
NORTH FENCE button | ||
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Posted 4 years ago
catevintage
(2 items)
Found metal detecting - seeking information regarding the button found in Scotland Dunbar - have not been able to find any information online. Thank you!
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Very interesting item. Hoping someone can identify it I'm very curious.
Thank you for commenting. ...just found another in my box of finds - I now have 2
Are they both marked the same? And what are they made of are they made of? You say its button size?
Yes both have NORTH FENCE on the front 2 cms circle. They are silver in colour. I don't know the exact metal. They have slight differences in the thistle rendering? New here not sure how to add another pic.
Solved my own mystery - as I said new to all of this. Found it on the WIX site:
Northern Regt of Fencible Men
Description: NORTH FENCE around central thistle ?
Category:???Scottish Fencibles; ?
Type of button: Flat 17.5mm ?; ?
Metal: Copper Alloy silvered .; Backmark: S.F ;
?Date: ?1779-1783
Now to value?
Thank you
Good find on the information.
Anything to do with this? Maybe interesting for the museum.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fencing_in_Scotland
Interesting
My ancestors came to north america from scots land in 1621.. So a little before the north fence. Nice Find!