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

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill000 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill000 Extra Quality, generic or trademark backmark denoting quality, manufacture by Scovill. Research Center: . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill000.html

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill100 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill100 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, small letters between two rings of dots, solid inner ring, depression around the shank, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring. Scovill produced ca 1860. Note that the solid inner ring may be faint or obscured on some examples, this may have ocurrred during the process of shanking or crimping the button. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, item 58. [Plate B-7, 10]

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill110 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill110 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm small letters between two rings of dots, backmark is stamped over Gminder backmark, JACOB. GMINDER. / (dot) BALTIMORE (dot), Scovill produced, timing not determined. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill120 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill120 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm small letters between two rings of dots, no solid inner ring or depression around the shank, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring. Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill130 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill130 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm large letters between solid outer ring, and two inner solid rings, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring. Scovill produced ca 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, item 59. [Plate B-7, 11]

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill135 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill135 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm, two inner solid rings,. Scovill produced ca 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm inner solid ring, Scovill manufactured ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill150 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill150 Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm between two rings of dots, tentative attribution to Scovill , manufactured ca 1850's. Three part officer button, small coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill190 ### Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill190 Backmark: EXTRA / (dot) (star) (dot) QUALITY (dot) (star) (dot), dm single inner ring of dots, depressed shank well can give the impression of an inner solid ring, Scovill manufactured ca 1870's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing, not listed.

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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