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Backmark-Horstmann001-HorstmannWH
William H Horstmann, Philadelphia and New York. William H Horstmann immigrated in 1816, and eventually developed into a major supplier of military goods. Around 1829 he associated with his sons, and continued active management until about 1845. Horstmann was an outfitter supplying uniforms and many other products, all buttons were sub-contracted with other suppliers. Many buttons bear variations of his name and this continued well beyond his active management. This category includes buttons that specifically bear the founder's name, "W H Horstmann".
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann001-HorstmannWH . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130,thirty three backmarks are listed, so count them to correlate with this listing. Due to an error of printing or layout, most of page 130 is missing from the original book, in fact all items after item one are missing. This study is referenced to the corrected page, which few readers will have.

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Backmark-Horstmann100
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN / (star) New - York (star) / EXTRA SUPERB" dm solid middle ring, double solid inner rings, ca. 1840's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann100 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 11. Plate B-16, 02. Pic to come Federal staff
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Backmark-Horstmann109
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (graphic) PHILADELPHIA (graphic), (PHILADELPHIA is smaller font size than rest of the lettering)" dm inner ring of dots, two solid rings around the shank, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann109 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 01.

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Backmark-Horstmann110
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (graphic) PHILADELPHIA (graphic) (PHILADELPHIA is smaller font size than rest of the lettering)" dm inner ring of dots, two solid rings around the shank, manufacture estimated 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann110 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 01.

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Backmark-Horstmann111
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (graphic) PHILAD (graphic)" rm between rings, one part convex button, ca. 1830's or 1840's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann111 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann115
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NY (dot)" rm between rings, one part convex button, ca. 1830's or 1840's. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann115 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann120
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NEW. YORK (dot)" rmdc on a stippled field, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann120 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann121
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMAN & CO / (dot) N. YORK (dot)" rmdc, with additional outer and inner depressed ring ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann121 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann124
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN / (star)" rmdc, ca. 1850's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann124 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann125
Backmark: "W H HORSTMANN / EXTRA" rmdc 1840's. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann125 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 07. Plate B-16, 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.
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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-Horstmann126
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN / (dot) EXTRA (dot)" rmdc, with additional outer and inner depressed ring ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann126 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann127
Backmark: "FINE PLATED / (dot) W.H.H. & CO. N.Y." rmdc, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann127 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann128
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann128 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann129
Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / W H H & CO" rmdc, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann129 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann130
Backmark: "W H HORSTMANN / PHILAD" rmdc ca. 1840's. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann130 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 08. Plate B-16, 04. 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.
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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-Horstmann131
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN / (dot) PHILA (dot)" rmdc on stippled field, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann131 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann132
Backmark: "FINE GILT / (dot) W H. HORSTMANN & CO" rmdc, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann132 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann140
Backmark: "W H HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA" dm two inner rings, ca. 1850's. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann140 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 16. Plate B-16, 06. 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.
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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-Horstmann150
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMAN (sic) & CO / (dot) NEW YORK (dot)" dm between two rings of dots, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann150 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann160
Backmark: "W. H. H. C. / (dot) LONDON (dot)" dm between rings, English manufacture for W H Horstmann & Co., dating not determined Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann160 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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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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