My tumbler finds me an Andrew Jackson Button!

[Thiltzy]

Over the last two months of hunting, I accumulated over 100 buttons and common colonial relics that I knew I would never find enough time to hand clean. I decided to put them in my tumbler to save hours of my time. I am glad I did because there were a couple of diamonds in the ruff...including an 1829 Andrew Jackson Inaugural button and an 1812 Artillery script button.

[del]

great finds from the tumbler Todd , whats your medium of choice with those buttons ?? it doesn't look to harsh on them at all.

[Thiltzy]

great finds from the tumbler Todd , whats your medium of choice with those buttons ?? it doesn't look to harsh on them at all.
Pea Shot Dan, I only put in a small amount.

[Bell-Two]

Todd that is wonderful, where did you get the pea shot?

[Lodge Scent]

It's nice finding some hidden gems in the mix.

[MangoAve]

Todd, Mind cleaning some of my finds?? haha. Nice find/save with that Jackson button. Soon I will be starting the electrolysis project for the winter.

[OxShoeDrew]

That is awesome Todd. I have an absolute pile of buttons that I'm now going to clean. :notworthy:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

early christmas suprises..gotta love it!

[giant056]

Very cool tumbler find :thumbsup02: the tumbling did a fantastic job cleaning it too!!

[Thiltzy]

I was surprised how nice the button came out of the tumbler:shocked03:

[aloldstuff]

They look like they all came out of the tumbler pretty good. Nice surprise finds.

[Mountaindigger]

Good job. I have been pondering about a tumbler, just haven't done it yet. Looks like you mastered the process.

[Isaac]

Great job on the cleaning Todd... it's nice to find out what things exactly are AFTER you clean them ;) I have found then basically "redound" items I had no idea were so special until I researched them or ID'd them. Great political and military buttons :cool:

[chief5709]

Nice find Todd! I've been wanting to use a tumbler on finds other than clad. Its encouraging to see how nice your buttons came out. :thumbsup01:

[fsa46]

Wow, what a pleasant surprise. Never thought of using my tumbler for buttons.

[The Rebel]

WTG Todd on the surprises! I wonder why they decided to put that info on the inside of the Jackson button.

[Digger Don]

Great surprise find. Your tumbler did a great job cleaning that button.
:congrats:

[Thiltzy]

Todd that is wonderful, where did you get the pea shot? I ordered it online but I can't remember what site Tony

[Ronandari]

I ordered it online but I can't remember what site Tony

That media is readily available at Amazon. Do a search for Jewelers mix stainless steel shot. It Runs around $20 a pound. It is the same type of media that I use for coin rings but I had never thought of using it for relic type items.

Ron