West Peterson Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Can anyone tell me what this "button" might have been used for? About the size of a dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) A Cadillac salesman's blazer? A light switch knob? Any context? Edited April 6, 2018 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Early shop coat.........all the factory service managers had them, I have a 1930 version with bigger buttons. Made in Waterbury Ct. Factory jewelry was marked, and made much nicer in Detroit. Edited April 6, 2018 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks This and several like it came out of an upholster's drawer. I was thinking it was for upholstery buttons, but I've never seen an upholstery button that wasn't upholstered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Any more guesses as to what this would be used for. It is apparently are NOT a button... it's. a tube rivet. But what's the application. Have more than a hundred of them from an old upholsterer's drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Maybe you should stay out of old upholsterer's drawers. I think they are uninstalled shop coat rivets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Restorer32 said: Maybe you should stay out of old upholsterer's drawers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 West, Im pretty sure its off a shop coat. Myshop coat is up north, so I cant post photos of its buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Ballard 35R Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Restorer32 said: Maybe you should stay out of old upholsterer's drawers. I think they are uninstalled shop coat rivets. Wow - what a leading comment !! Sorry, couldn't resist. Edited April 9, 2018 by A. Ballard 35R (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Very similar to the waist buttons used on Dickies Jeans and Levis. They stand off from the fabric they are attached to. You need the other part to install them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Woolf Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 West, What you have is half of a female Anzo fastener. There is another piece of the fastener that allows it to be installed in piece of fabric with a special tool. The fastener is paired with a male stud that is typically installed on a top iron. Anzo fasteners were used on Model T Ford tops and were also used on WW2 bomber jackets and other military items. The one you have could have been used on Cadillac top or on a shop coat. BTW that is an unused button and could be used with the appropriate mating part and the correct installation tool. See the attached file for some photos of a plain Anzo button. American used something similar them on their cars. I would like to find some fasteners with the AMC logo for my American Underslung. Alan Anzo Fasteners.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 You,re not saying it.s part of a snap are you? This is a pic of a complete snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Could this be a snap for a convertible top boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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