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[xenith]

Borrowed a camera to take next weekend and I've been playing with it, to get used to it.

Macro focus is pretty good. I was able to take photos of these silly buttons. Silly because I can't find what they are.



Tomorrow I'll go out somewhere and take photos of building & trees & things yet. Haven't decided where yet. Suggestions? ;)

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[ferragus.livejournal.com]

US Navy buttons?

Here's one for sale on ebay : http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Navy-Naval-Military-Button-1885-J-H-Wilson_W0QQitemZ320078214938QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41195QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Are those brass?

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

They're similar, but the rope wraps differently. Which might not sound much but I've found also found similar buttons for British, Australian, Canadian... None of which have the wide border.

They could be brass. I have trouble identifying the "yellow" metals.

[dsmoen.livejournal.com]

I was going to say navy peacoat buttons, though they could be from a dress uniform too.

[cached41.livejournal.com]

Definately Navy uniform buttons.

[cached41.livejournal.com]

WW II German Navy

http://www.replicaters.com/ww2germannavy.html

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

Same comments as for Tom, I think (similiar but so are all the others).

*sigh* I shall have to find a proper reference and work out out what is siginifant in the design I guess (or sell them and forget about them)

[cached41.livejournal.com]

We haven't even had a day to play with them yet!

What's on the back? Any makers marks? This might be of some use - http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsgtom.html

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

I'm sick of looking at them.

Nothing on back. I put another photo with backs, http://pics.livejournal.com/monissaw/pic/000x1g8b

Handy page though