Louisiana Militia State Arms Button

Northern Manufacturer: Tice’s Reference: (Non-Excavated) LA200-A-1. {Albert’s LA1} Louisiana Militia, general use; convex, two-piece. Manufactured by R. & W. Robinson, with the successor firm by D. Evans & Company during the 1840’s and early 1850’s. This button is the rarest and most desirable of the northern manufactured “pelican” device specimens. The Pelican has the head turned toward the right, feeding young in a large nest. The field is lined with a rope border. 23mm. Back mark A-1: “*R & W ROBINSON * / EXTRA RICH ” Exceptional non-excavated condition.