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

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English000 Superior Quality is a generic or trade mark backmark, English manufacture. Research Center: Line 15 . Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English000.html

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English130 Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) rm between two rings ofdots, English made 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English000 .

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English200 Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) rm between two solid rings. English manufacture, not determined. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 20mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English130 .

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English400 Backmark: "SUPERIOR QUALITY / (dot)" dm, outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright,(SuperiorQualityEnglish400). Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English200 . Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 177 (Smith Kemp Wright), item 06. Plate C-1, 15.

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English410 Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (dot) QUALITY (dot) " dm, outer ring of dots,inner solid ring. English manufacture, probably Smith Kemp Wright. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English400 .

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English450 Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) " dm inner solid ring. English manufacture. Two part convex button, small coat or vest size, 17mm to 19mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English410 .

Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English460 Backmark: "SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) " dm, outer ring of dots and two inner rings of dots, letters do not have serifs. English manufacture, probably after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Backmark-SuperiorQuality-English450 .

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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