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Large Colonial Era Tombac Button

Item #: Z5479

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Z5479 Large Colonial Era Tombac Button

Description: Large excavated Colonial Era "Tombac” button with an integrally cast copper wire shank. Tice states that Tombac consists of 84-90% copper with 10-15% zinc plus arsenic. These buttons are fragile but extremely resistant to corrosion. This appears to be a non-excavated example but is actually a very clean excavated specimen. These buttons date to the last half of the eighteenth century through the early 1800’s.

Backmark: Blank

Measures: 30.68 mm

Recovered: Unknown

Reference: "Dating Buttons” by Tice Pg. 204

Shipping Weight: 0.25 lb

Your Price$15.00 USD

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