Confederate Adjutant General button	The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
	This page updated   June 06, 2008

Catalog of button backmarks
Lewis & Tomes, London and New York

Edward Lewis was a London England producer, apparently formed a partnership with Francis Tomes operating in New York starting 1819.  Tomes then operated under various names and making a variety of military goods through the Civil War.  

Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., and Bazelon and McGuinn Directory of Military Goods and Dealers...., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.  

LewisTomes01  (21mm) 

Backmark: "LEWIS & TOMES. / EXTRA RICH. " rmdc an English maker operating a partnership in America.
Tice does not list this maker, information about the maker is taken from Bazelon & McGuinn.  |

Examples with this backmark: 
B5227     Federal Artillery, one piece button (21.4mm) 

Ref: Albert AY52B 

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