1789 George Washington Inaugural Button

The "holy grail" for detecotists who hunt buttons in the United States. I've been very fortunate to have found two of these.

Identification source: www.georgewashingtoninauguralbuttons.com

Livery Button (recovered in Shropshire, UK in September 2018) - Hunt Family Crest - Roland, of Boreatton, Shropshire.

Identification source: Livery Buttons and Badges Facebook Group

** 2026 UPDATE ** Chris Hunt contacted me when he saw his family button on this site and asked to purchase it. I told him I would be in England in September 2026 and I would be honored to return his family button as a gift. He was a wonderful gentleman and I learned he is a descendant of King Henry VIII.

Livery Button (recovered in Essex, UK in March 2019) - Carteret-Silvester and/or Round Family Crest. Both families used the same design.

Identification source: Livery Buttons and Badges Facebook Group

Livery Button (recovered in Shropshire, UK in September 2018) - Reade Family Crest - Joseph, Esquire, of the Lodge, Shipton, Oxfordshire.

Identification source: Livery Buttons and Badges Facebook Group

Livery Button (recovered in Essex, UK in September 2023) - Alexander Family of Auberies, Essex, England.

Livery Button (recovered in Suffolk, UK in September 2024) - Brownlow Family Crest of London and Lincolnshire.

Identification source: Livery Buttons and Badges Facebook Group

Livery Button (recovered in Shropshire, UK in September 2026) - Arden and/or Arderne Family Crest.

My guess is the Arden family as they held lands in several counties, including Shropshire itself.

Identification lead provided by: Livery Buttons and Badges Facebook Group

Livery Button (recovered in Shropshire, UK in September 2026) - being researched.

The Hammond Turner & Son catalog includes a very similar livery-button design, Button 090, described as a bird with raised wings on a wreath. The catalog does not identify its owner.

Livery Button (recovered in Shropshire, UK in September 2026) - being researched.

Philadelphia Police Button - Late 1800s / Early 1900s

Fire Department Button with Laurel Wreath - Late 1800s / Early 1900s

Letter Carrier Uniform Button - Late 1800s / Early 1900s

The 1893 Postal Laws and Regulations introduced a new coat button style: in lieu of the post rider, the buttons could feature "a letter carrier in uniform with mail bag on shoulder and letter in uplifted hand." Both images appeared above the initials "P.O.D." The 1893 regulations also changed the vest buttons to read "P.O.D." instead of "P.O."

Buttons, Buttons, Buttons (1500s-1800s)

Many hundreds of tombac, flat and shoe buttons recovered in the United States and the United Kingdom.