Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Backmark-Armitage000 George Armitage was early producer, 1820's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97, thirteen backmarks listed, count the items to correlate with this list. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-Armitage000.html

Backmark-Armitage100 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILLA" rm between two raised rings, some letters may be poorly formed, one part convex button, back is concave, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 22mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage100 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage101 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILA" rm between two raised rings, some letters may be poorly formed, one part convex button, back is concave, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage101 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97, item 01. Plate B-12, 02.

Backmark-Armitage110 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / (star) PHILA (star)" rm inner solid ring, one part flat button, 1820's. One part flat button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage110 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage120 Backmark: "ARMITAGE" rm between two raised rings, one part convex button, back is concave, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 15mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage120 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage130 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILADA" rm between two solid rings, one part flat button, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part flat button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage130 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage140 Backmark: "ARMITAGE PHILA (period under A)" rm no rings, one part flat button, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part flat button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage140 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage150 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILADELPHIA / BEST QUALITY" rm two rings, outer ring and middle ring, one part convex button, ca 1810's to 1820's. One part convex button, coat size, 20mm to 21mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage150 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97. item 03. Plate B-12, 04.

Backmark-Armitage160 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILA" rm inner solid ring, one part flat button, 1820's. One part flat button, hat or sleeve size, 15mmto 16mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage160 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

Backmark-Armitage160 Backmark: "G. ARMITAGE / PHILA" rm, inner solid ring, one part flat button, 1820's. Size and type not determined Research Center: Backmark-Armitage160 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97. Plate B-12, 01. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Armitage101 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / PHILA" rm overstrike over Orange Gilt, ca 1810's to 1820's. Size and type not determined Research Center: Backmark-Armitage101 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97, item 01. Plate B-12, 03. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. No examples available, if you have an example of this pattern, send me a picture and I will publish it, otherwise see Tice book for pictures and explanation. .

Backmark-Armitage200 Backmark: "ARMITAGE / (dot) PHILA (dot) / JACKSONS VICTORY" rm, high convex one part button, back may have been struck twice, one part of the mark overstriking the other, neither are clear. This may have been a commemorative or political button using symbolism from First Regiment Riflemen, but applied on a small size high convex button, the concave back was apparently too deep to get a clean stamping. This backmark was only used on this design and is not similiar to any other designs. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 15mmto 16mm. Research Center: Backmark-Armitage200 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 97.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. 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.

Most information on this page is from:
Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776 - 1865, by Warren K.Tice.
Dating buttons; A Chronology of Button Types, Makers, Retailers & Their Backmarks, by Warren K. Tice.
Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers, by Bruce S. Bazelon and William F. Guinn.
Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, by Alphaeus H. Albert.
Pictures are generally by the author, unless otherwise indicated.

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