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Catalog of button
backmarks
Gourdin et Cie
Gourdin et Cie was a French maker of high quality buttons. Most buttons supplied to the American Civil War were Naval.
Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.
Gourdin07
(25mm)
Backmark: "G. & CIE... (graphic) PARIS / "25M" dm inner ring of
dots.
Tice page 173
Gourdin et Cie item count not
listed
Examples with this backmark:
B5270
Federal Navy button, eagle over horizontal anchor, fluke in front of wing (25mm)
Ref: Albert NA113 not listed, Tice NA230A6
Gourdin08
(26mm)
Backmark: "G. & CIE... (graphic) PARIS / "26M" dm inner ring of
dots.
Tice page 173
Gourdin et Cie item count not
listed
Examples with this backmark:
B4215
Federal Navy button, eagle over horizontal anchor, fluke in front of wing
(26mm)
Ref: Albert NA113 not listed, Tice NA230A5
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