tony75 Posted November 17, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 17, 2018 Hello I have a button made by Hortsmann is it French? Thank you Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted November 17, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 17, 2018 I've seen French Artillery Officer's button with the same crossed cannon and the flaming bomb above them. However, I've only seen French maker backs. Being that this is marked Philadelphia is different. For instance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted November 17, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 17, 2018 I also know that the Turks made buttons in a similar pattern, copying the French, but the backs are typically in Turkish on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 18, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 18, 2018 The possible explanation is that during either WWI or II American makers made them as a wartime time thing, after 1917 in WWI we should think, maybe starting in 1940 in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony75 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 9, 2018 Hello Sorry for the late reply Thank you so much for the help and information. I found a button maker list and it said( the way it is marked) it dates from 1893-1935. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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