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	This page updated   August 24, 2008

The Ridgeway Civil War Archive 
Buttons from New Hampshire (NH...) 

This is a sampling of relics collected by Harry Ridgeway over the years.  This archive record is for educational purposes only.  Some of the relics listed may be on display at the Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester Virginia, some are no longer owned by the author.  None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to the separate sales catalog for items that are currently offered.

All  items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.   Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.    This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

B4674     New Hampshire button (23mm) 
 
Depicts state seal of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, intended for New Hampshire militia units, "NEW = HAMPSHIRE".
Backmark:  "SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot)" rmdc on a plain field, ca 1850's, (ScovillM21)
Two part coat button, relatively low convex, usually gilded.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6 not listed, Tice NH200A2 

B4792     New Hampshire button (23mm) 
 
Depicts state seal of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, intended for New Hampshire militia units, "NEW = HAMPSHIRE".
Backmark:  "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / * WATERBURY. * " rmdc on stippled background, ca 1850's. (ScovillM13)
Two part coat button, relatively low convex, usually gilded.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6 not listed, Tice NH200A3 

B4374     New Hampshire state seal button, nondug (14.4mm)

Backmark: blank
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200As3

B4717     New Hampshire state seal button (23mm)

Depicts state seal of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, intended for New Hampshire militia units.
Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS" dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's (Evans07)
Two part coat button, relatively low convex, usually gilded.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200C1

B4675     New Hampshire state seal button (23mm)

Depicts state seal of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, intended for New Hampshire militia units.
Backmark: "D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS" dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's (Evans07)
Two part coat button, relatively low convex, usually gilded.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200D1

B4793   New Hampshire state seal button, (23mm)

Depicts state seal of New Hampshire, a sailing ship, intended for New Hampshire militia units.
Backmark: blank back, single depressed ring, probably Steele & Johnson ca 1860 (BlankNorth04)
Two part relatively low convex coat button, face is copper. Crude die work is believed to be Steele & Johnson
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert NH6, Tice NH200E1

B3974     Lewis College "LC", New Hampshire officer staff button (22mm)
 
Backmark:  "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / EXTRA"  dm ring of dots
School is not positively identified , this is 1860's button.
Stand up shank intact, attractive nondug button, tiny push
Ref: Albert SU208,   Tice not listed

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