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	Civil War Buttons
	by Harry Ridgeway

Backmark-SteeleJohnson000
Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co operated in the 1850's followed by Steele & Johnson Button Co from the late 1850's to 1875. This maker was very active, but most buttons producedby them bore the names of the outfitters or other nondescript quality denoted backmarks.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson000 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, thirty five backmarks listed, count them to correlate with this listing.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson100
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" rmdc on lined channel, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson100 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 01. Plate B-10, 01.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson105
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" rmdc on lined channel, ca 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson105 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 01. Plate B-10, 01.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson110
Backmark: "STEELE / (dot) (&) (dot) JOHNSON (star) (dot)" rmdc on stippled channel, letters are poorly formed, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson110 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 02. Plate B-10, 02.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson115
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON (dot) (star) (dot)" rmdc, ca 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson115 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 08. Plate B-10, 07.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson120
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON/ (star) (star) (star)" rmdc on stippled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson120 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 07. Plate B-10, 06.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson140
Backmark: "STEELE / & JOHNSON (star)" rmdc on stippled field, ca 1850's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson140 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson150
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" rmdc on mottled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson150 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 03. Plate B-10, 03.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson160
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON/ (star) 1861 (star)" rmdc on stippled channel,sloppy stamping, attributed to Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co. 1850's. Size and type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson160 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 12. Plate B-10, 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-SteeleJohnson200
Backmark: "STEELE. / & JOHNSON. &" dm between two rings, ca 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson200 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 09. Plate B-10, 08.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson201
Backmark: "STEELE. / & JOHNSON. &" dm between two rings, ca 1850's to 1860's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson201 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 09. Plate B-10, 08.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson202
Backmark: "STEELE. / & JOHNSON. &" dm between two rings, ca 1850's to 1860's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson202 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 09. Plate B-10, 08.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson210
Backmark: "STEELE / (star) & (star) JOHNSON (star) & (star)" dm between two rings of dots, ca 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson210 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 14. Plate B-10, 11.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson220
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" dm, inner ring, ca 1860's. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson220 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 11. Plate B-10, 09.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson230
Backmark: "S & J (dot) (dot) WATERBURY / (dot)" dm between two siolid rings, Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co. 1860's. Size and type not determined.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson230 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 07. Plate B-10, 13. 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-SteeleJohnson240
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / :" dm, between two solid rings, ca 1860. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson240 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson250
Backmark: "STEELE (dot) & (dot) JOHNSON/ (dot)" dm inner ring of dots, outer solid ring, ca 1860's. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson250 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 10. Plate B-10, 14.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson260
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" dm between solid rings. Two part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson260 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson300
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (star)" dm no rings, depressed area for shank, manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson300 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson310
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (WATERBURY CT)" dm between rings, lettering is plain without serifs, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson310 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86, item 21. Plate B-10, 12.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson400
Backmark: "S. &. J. / (graphic) (star) (graphic) LONDON (graphic) (star) (graphic)" dm between outer ring of large dots, inner ring of slashes, likely manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson400 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson410
Backmark: "S. J. & CO. / (dot) (dot) (dot) LONDON (dot) (dot) (dot)" dm between two rings of dots, likely manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson410 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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Backmark-SteeleJohnson500
Backmark: "S & J MFG CO. / (star) SUPERFINE (star)" dm between two rings of dots, Ca 1850's. Two part convex button, small coat or cadet size, 18mm to 20mm.
Research Center: Backmark-SteeleJohnson410 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86.

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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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