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

Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-000 Connecticut school, Collegiate & Commercial Institute, Collegiate & Commercial Institute New Haven, Connecticut. Research Center: Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-000 . Albert SU85, Tice CTS278. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-000.html

Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Horstmann200 Connecticut school, Collegiate & Commercial Institute, Backmark-Horstmann200 Collegiate & Commercial Institute New Haven, Connecticut. Backmark: W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHILA (dot) rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufacture 1840's to 1850's. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Horstmann200 . Reference: Albert SU85. Reference: Tice CTS278. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16-5.

Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill610 Connecticut school, Collegiate & Commercial Institute, Backmark-Scovill610 Collegiate & Commercial Institute New Haven, Connecticut. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) rmdc, ca 1850s, (Scovill610). Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill610 . Reference: Albert SU85. Reference: Tice CTS278. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 19.

Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill830 Connecticut school, Collegiate & Commercial Institute, Backmark-Scovill830 Collegiate & Commercial Institute New Haven, Connecticut. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (dot) WATERBURY. (dot) dm between rings of dots ca 1860s. The primary difference between the overcoat and coat version of this backmark seems to be spacing, both otherwise employ the same punctuation. This is a backmark commonly used by Scovill, no doubt they cut more than one die of this pattern. In addition, some buttons will appear to have a well or slight depression around the shank, others are flat. When the well is present, it can give the impression of a second inside ring. This is likely a variation caused during assembly. The depth and width of the dividing dots also seems to vary, the punctuation dots can seem to be commas or vice versa, this likely was caused by variations of the amount of wear on the die when it was used, debris, and pressure differences, but is not believed to be a difference in design. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill830 . Reference: Albert SU85. Reference: Tice CTS278. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 18.

Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill880 Connecticut school, Collegiate & Commercial Institute, Backmark-Scovill880 Collegiate & Commercial Institute New Haven, Connecticut. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO, / (shield) WATERBURY. (shield) dm between two rings of dots, ca 1855 - 1860. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button3671-Connecticut-CollegiateCommercial-Scovill880 . Reference: Albert SU85. Reference: Tice CTS278. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 8.

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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