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	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Backmark-Horstmann004-HorstmannBrothersCo
Horstmann Brothers & Company, 1859 to 1893. Stores were maintained in both Philadelphia and New York. Buttons bearing combinations of these names run from before the Civil War, during the war and long after. Dating some of these buttons is subject to estimate.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann004-HorstmannBrothersCo . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, backmarks are not numbered, 14 are listed, so count them to correlate with this listing.

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Backmark-Horstmann500
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO NEW YORK" dm two inner rings and outer ring, ca 1850's to 1860's. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann500 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 02. Plate B-18, 02. 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-Horstmann510
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BRO & CO / star PHILA star" rmdc, letters are poorly formed, ca. 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann510 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 01. Plate B-18, 01.

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Backmark-Horstmann520
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROTHERS & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm between two rings of dots. ca. 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann520 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 03. Plate B-18, 03.

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Backmark-Horstmann525
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm between two rings of dots, ca. 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann525 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann526
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (dot) PHIA (dot)" dm between two rings of dots, ca. 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann526 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131. Pic to come.
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Backmark-Horstmann530
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (star) PHIL (star)" dm between two rings of dots. ca. 1860. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann530 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 04. Plate B-18, 04.

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Backmark-Horstmann531
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm between two rings of dots. ca. 1860. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann531 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann534
Backmark: "H. BROS & CO / PHILA" dm. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann534 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann540
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS / (star) PHIL (star)" dm between two rings of dots, ca. 1860. Three part officer button, small coat size, 19mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann540 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann600
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO" dm large letters single ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann600 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 05. Plate B-18, 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-Horstmann610
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm large letters with no serifs between two rings of dots. Note, there is a period after BROS, it is small and may be hard to see on some examples, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann610 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 06. Plate B-18, 07.

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Backmark-Horstmann615
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm large letters with no serifs between two rings of dots , manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann615 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 06. Plate B-18, 07.

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Backmark-Horstmann620
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & Co (o is underlined) / (dot) PHILA (A is underlined) (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann620 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 08. Plate B-18, 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann621
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (dot) PHILAD (D is underlined) (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann621 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 08.

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Backmark-Horstmann630
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO PHIL" dm single ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann630 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 05. Plate B-18, 05. 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-Horstmann631
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann631 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann632
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner solid ring, letters bear serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann632 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann633
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner ring, letters do not bear serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann633 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann634
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO. / (dot) PHIL. (dot)" dm small letters inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part flat button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann634 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann640
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO. / (dot) PHIL (dot)" dm single ring, font style with no serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann640 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 09. Plate B-18, 09.

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Backmark-Horstmann650
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO PHIL two inner rings" dm, manufactured after the Civil War. Size & type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann650 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131, item 10. Plate B-18, 10. 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-Horstmann651
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (dot) PHILA two (dot)s under A (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, small coat size, 19mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann651 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann652
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & Co (dot) under o / (dot) PHILA single (dot) under A (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann652 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann660
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS / (dot) PHILLA (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, ca. 1860's, backmark may be transitional, manufacture continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann660 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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Backmark-Horstmann670
Backmark: "HORSTMANN BROS & CO / (star) PHILADA (A is underlined) (star)" dm between rings, large letters no serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-Horstmann670 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 131.

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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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