70 buttons and counting in 1 small field

[Les-27]

Hi folks I thought I'd share a few pics of the buttons I retrieved from a field on Saturday iv got 70 and there's lots more to come they cover 7 different regiments.this is just a random country field in County fermanagh which makes u wonder how they got there

[grenadierguardsman]

Wow what a find !!!!!
Andy

[Roy]

A veritable treasure trove - well done that man...

[GTB]

Possibly residue from the shoddy industry in the locality!

GTB

[Cribyn]

Originally Posted by GTB

Possibly residue from the shoddy industry in the locality!

GTB

That would be my guess. Old clothes (uniforms in this case) used as fertiliser! A common practice years ago. The only other possibility would be a major military camp but I think there are too many buttons for that!

Whatever the cause a very nice haul, well done. But for your efforts these could have been lost for ever.

Roger

[Les-27]

These buttons seem to cover a wide time span as the pewter 31st buttons have a nutting back mark and the 27th have a hebbert back mark which I beleive are early while the domed 2 piece ones seem victorian?? Was there such a thing as army surplus maybe doling old uniforms out during famine times in ireland and maybe removing buttons only a thought

[Frank Kelley]

Good gracious, Victorian and the 27th are particularly nice.

Originally Posted by Les-27

Hi folks I thought I'd share a few pics of the buttons I retrieved from a field on Saturday iv got 70 and there's lots more to come they cover 7 different regiments.this is just a random country field in County fermanagh which makes u wonder how they got there