My first button

looking · Dec 15, 2016

Hi all,

Just wanted to share my first button find. I am still researching to find out what/who/where/why and how it come to be in the gold fields.

Looks like an old man sitting at the kitchen table. There is a scroll and maybe a stove???

It still needs more cleaning.

Matt

AtomRat · Dec 15, 2016

Thats a pretty cool button looking! To me he seems like a cartographer or writer, but the expression and hat dont mix well with either. Great find though mate, cant wait to see what it turns out to be

silver · Dec 15, 2016

For some reason it reminds me of this.

Marauder · Dec 15, 2016

The figure appears to be Punch from Punch and Judy.

Either that or its Santa...

Or The Lord of Misrule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Misrule

cool find. That would drive me nuts!

AtomRat · Dec 15, 2016

Punch n judy were definately first to mind for me to..similar faces

Marauder · Dec 15, 2016

yeah its gotta be punch, check this image out

http://www.ukbrasses.com/webbrass/ukb1138.htm

Marauder · Dec 15, 2016

I think this is the actual picture used for this button:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLYjwoA6j...Q9c7f4FUiY/s320/[b]-YP-[11]PBKSIC-02-1843.png

comes from a magazine called "Punch"

http://john-adcock.blogspot.com.au/2013_12_01_archive.html

first used in 1843, and the cover of the magzine for 5 years.

Cool, but who would have such a button?

silver · Dec 16, 2016

An entertainer, or a child even. 8)

Marauder · Dec 16, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(magazine)

was a satirical magazine, so I doubt a child.

maybe it was someone who worked for the magazine?

silver · Dec 16, 2016

Ha, I meant whoever lost the button. :lol:

AtomRat · Dec 16, 2016

Good stuff Marauder! I just spent a fair whack of time punching keywords but no luck.
To me I think it may have come off a mr punch doll itself, or off a p&j performers outfit possibly/ the stagemaster? Awesome find looking

Smoky bandit · Dec 16, 2016

looking said:
Hi all,

Just wanted to share my first button find. I am still researching to find out what/who/where/why and how it come to be in the gold fields.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6589/1481767354_dsc07251.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6589/1481767376_20161215_122500.jpg

Looks like an old man sitting at the kitchen table. There is a scroll and maybe a stove???

It still needs more cleaning.

Matt

Its Pupa Smurf on a slay..lol...Nice find

Marauder · Dec 16, 2016

I used the image search, then look for visually similar images.

looking · Dec 16, 2016

Thanks everyone for info and yes I would agree that its Punch from Punch & Judy.

I have cleaned the button over night and most of today. What I can make out, the words on the words stamped on the back are, "EXTRA - SUPERFINE"

Google told/showed me they made lots of different buttons over the years and some under the words, "EXTRA - QUALITY" but no luck in find one the same.

The hunt continues.

Greenhornet_au · Dec 16, 2016

Wow thats pretty cool. 8)

What are the dimensions of the button please, it seems like it is a very large one about mm in diameter judging from that scale in the second pic?

Could be a clue as to where it came from.

the duck · Dec 19, 2016

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