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Re: Tombac
Posted By: David Stacey <stacey_gen@cavtel.net>
Date: Tuesday, 1 November 2005, at 12:17 a.m.
I am a button collector and have collected Tombac Buttons and studied their production cycle. Buttons were made of Tombac, a brittle combination of copper, brass and Zinc, as early as the late 17th Century. That is the 1600's for those who are less knowledgeable about century designations. It was developed in Europe and probably filtered to the American Colonies in the 18th Century (1700's). Some of them will display the manufacturer but the majority of them will display on the back side a phrase such as, Rich Colour, Superfine colour, Gilt, Treble Gilt, Rich Treble Gilt, etc etc. There is a white metal colonial button which has been erroneously labled as Tombac. Button collectors should beware of silver colored buttons sold as Tombac. I would refer them to the Collectors Encyclopedia of Buttons for a discription of Tombac. The book was written by Sally Luskins in 1967. Their are sites on the internet that will report Tombac as being invented in the 19th century. I can only submit, I will believe that when shown in a valid reference.
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