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Backmark-Horstmann002-HorstmannSonsPhiladelphia
William H Horstmann & Sons, Philadelphia 1843 to 1894. This obviously spans a period well beyond the Civil War, and includes only those buttons with some combination of "Horstmann and Sons" and "Philadelphia", those bearing New York are not included. Dating some of these buttons is subject to estimate.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann002-HorstmannSonsPhiladelphia . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, continues to page 131, backmarks are not numbered, 9 are listed, so count them to correlate with this listing. However, due to an error of printing or layout, this entire section is missing from the original book. This study is referenced to the corrected page, which few readers will have.

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Backmark-Horstmann200
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHILA (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-Horstmann200 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 01. Plate B-16, 05.

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Backmark-Horstmann201
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHILA (dot)" rmdc on a stippled field, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann201 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 01. Plate B-16, 05.

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Backmark-Horstmann205
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc additional inner groove gives impression of a double ring, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann205 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann209
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann209 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann210
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann210 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann211
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann211 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann212
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann212 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann213
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann213 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann215
Backmark: "W. H HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann215 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann216
Backmark: "W. H HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann216 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann220
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN. &. SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc shallow channel plain background, outer solid ring gives the appearance of a double ring, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann220 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 09.

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Backmark-Horstmann221
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN. &. SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc shallow channel plain background, outer solid ring gives the appearance of a double ring, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann221 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 06. Plate B-16, 09.

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Backmark-Horstmann222
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN. &. SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc shallow channel plain background, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, small coat or cadet size, 17mm to 19mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann222 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann224
Backmark: "HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann224 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann225
Backmark: "HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" rmdc on a stippled channel, ca. 1850's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann225 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann230
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / star PHILAD (star)" dm inner solid ring, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann230 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 05. Plate B-16, 07.

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Backmark-Horstmann260
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot)" dm two inner rings, one outer ring, ca. 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann260 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

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Backmark-Horstmann950
Backmark: "HORSTMANN SONS / PHILADA no rings 1880 to 1893. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann950 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130, item 09. Plate B-18, 12. 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. .

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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