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Catalog of button backmarks
Waterbury Button Co, Waterbury Connecticut

Waterbury Button Co began producing buttons under its own name in 1849 and is the only Civil War button producer operating today.  WBC did not produce any buttons for any of the southern states before the war or for the Confederacy, but they did produce large quantities for the north.   

Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.  

Waterbury08 (23mm) 

Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * */ WATERBURY / (graphic) CONN (graphic) " dm, two rings between layers top is solid ring, bottom is rope ring, faint inner ring of dots, transition backmark, 1860's to post war. 
Tice page 82, item count 8 [B9-6], as modified 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from GI89, Federal Infantry eagle "I" button , (B5050)

Waterbury10 (23mm)       Post war backmark          

Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * WATERBURY CON * " dm between one outer and two inner rings of dots, ca 1870's.  
Tice page 82, item count 10 [B9-11]   

Examples with this backmark: 
B4331     Kentucky state seal staff button (23mm) 

Ref: Albert KY1B,          Post war button

Waterbury17 (23mm) 

Backmark:  "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * EXTRA* " dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860's
Tice page 82, item count 17 [B9-4] 

Examples with this backmark: 
B5475     Pennsylvania state seal, officer staff button (23mm) 
 
Ref: Albert PA18 not listed, Tice PA203C1  

Coming, EG6, Federal Engineer button, (B4665)

Waterbury22As (16mm) 

Backmark: "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * " dm, inner rope ring, backmark only used on sleeve, transition backmark, 1860's to post war.
Tice page 82, item count 22  

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from GI89, Federal Infantry eagle "I" button, (B5059)

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