DUPRS_0078 Chief Petty Officer Naval Button

DUPRS_0078 Chief Petty Officer Naval Button

Chief Petty Officer Naval Button

Complete metal button. Button with raised anchor and intertwined rope on button face. There are traces of gold paint visible on the background and braided edges along the side of the button. The original color of the button is unknown but it looks to be grayish brown (now tarnished).

SCOVILL MF’G CO- WATERBURY

Selective Surface collection, West Zone, Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

Manufactured in 1886

Sophia Patti

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Metal

In the Record Of American Uniform And Historical Buttons, by Alphaeus H. Albert, Section NA 131, there is a picture with four types of buttons (including one similar to this artifact). NA 131 - A is described as “the device with anchor rope passing to the right and over the stock” or B “similar device with rope passing under the stock (there are many variants).” According to this information, the placement of the rope on Naval button faces identifies the rank suggesting that this is Chief Petty Officer button (Naval).
Another forum post from Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865, by Warren K. Tice, identifies the manufacturer of the button, as SCOVILL MF’G CO- WATERBURY.

Sources:

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/295293-button-help/

https://www.crazycrow.com/site/history-of-buttons/