A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
by Harry Ridgeway
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Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War |
| Civil War Buttons | |
by Harry Ridgeway |
| Button4502-Maine-000 Maine buttons, state general use. Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Three part officer button. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-000 . Reference: Albert ME01, Tice ME200.   Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button4502-Maine-000.html |
| Button4502-Maine-Canfield215-v1 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Canfield215 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: CANFIELD. BRO & CO. / BAL. , dm with inner ring, no outer ring, used for small buttons only, Scovill msnufactured ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Canfield215-v1 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 189.   |
| Button4502-Maine-Canfield215-v2 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Canfield215 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: CANFIELD. BRO & CO. / BAL. , dm with inner ring, no outer ring, used for small buttons only, Scovill msnufactured ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Canfield215-v2 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 189.   |
| Button4502-Maine-CullenBrown100 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-CullenBrown100 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: CULLEN BROWN / (star) DETROIT (dot) dm inner ring, small size only. This tailor operated 1846 to 1860's. Three part button, hat or sleeve size, 15mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-CullenBrown100 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 117.   |
| Button4502-Maine-DaleThomasN101 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-DaleThomasN101 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: THOMAS N. DALE & CO. / NEW - YORK dm, D Evans manufactured ca 1860's, manufacture may have continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-DaleThomasN101 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 120.   |
| Button4502-Maine-EvansD140 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD140 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO MASS dm inner ring of dots, depressed shank well can give the impression of an inner ring, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-EvansD140 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 13.   |
| Button4502-Maine-EvansD225 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-EvansD225 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm inner solid ring, only used small size, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Note that periods used after D and CO may be obscured and partial, missing entirely, or may appear as commas, this may be due to manufacturing variations in the stamping process, slippage, dirt or debris in the die, or replacement dies may have been cut omitting this punctuation. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-EvansD225 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.   |
| Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-Scovill120 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill120 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm small letters between two rings of dots, no solid inner ring or depression around the shank, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring, used on staff coat size buttons only. Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-Scovill120 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing.   |
| Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm inner solid ring, used for small size staff buttons only, Scovill manufactured ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing.   |
| Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton330 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton330 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm between rings of dots, some of the dots are spaced or formed irregularly, this pattern has no periods, no third inner ring, bottom of lettering of Quality touches the bottom ring, used on staff buttons, shank well is irregularly formed, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co., ca. 1860s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton330 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).   |
| Button4502-Maine-HalfmannE105 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-HalfmannE105 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: E. HALFMANN / (dot) MONTGOMERY ALA. (dot) dm inner ring of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-HalfmannE105 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 191.   |
| Button4502-Maine-Schuyler210 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Schuyler210 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCHUYLER H & G. / NEW - YORK., dm between rings of dots, Scovill produced ca. 1860s... Note, the dash in New - York may be obscured. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 8]   |
| Button4502-Maine-Scovill500 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill500 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCOVILL MG CO / WATERBURY dm small letters, inner solid ring, lettering crowds the rim, ca early 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Scovill500 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 14. |
| Button4502-Maine-Scovill800-v1 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill800 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY. dm between two rings of dots, no dividers, used on staff buttons ca 1860s, there appears to be a period after Co and after Waterbury, and on some examples this may appear to have length like a comma, this is likely due to slippage in stamping or die cutting, or debris in stamping, the convention of the time suggests it was meant to be a period and not a comma. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Scovill800-v1 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.   |
| Button4502-Maine-Scovill800-v2 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill800 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY. dm between two rings of dots, no dividers, used on staff buttons ca 1860s, there appears to be a period after Co and after Waterbury, and on some examples this may appear to have length like a comma, this is likely due to slippage in stamping or die cutting, or debris in stamping, the convention of the time suggests it was meant to be a period and not a comma. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Scovill800-v2 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.   |
| Button4502-Maine-Scovill801-v1 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY. dm single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, used in staff small buttons only, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with singler ring, This officer three part cuff or hat size button is believed to have been originally used along with the three part coat buttons with double rings, original use of both of these began about 1860, although war use was limited. This design is transitional, this pattern was not redesigned after the war when staff coat buttons using backmarks with the redesigned single ring were issued. Also note that an inner solid ring sometimes appears, this appears to be irregular and likely occured from assembly, and is not thought to have been part of the die design. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Scovill801-v1 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.   |
| Button4502-Maine-Scovill801-v2 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G. CO. / WATERBURY. dm single inner ring of dots, no dividers, small letters, used in staff small buttons only, this is abbreviated version of Scovill series of dm with double rings used for 1860s staff coat buttons. Use likely continued after the Civil War with coat sized buttons, redesigned with singler ring, This officer three part cuff or hat size button is believed to have been originally used along with the three part coat buttons with double rings, original use of both of these began about 1860, although war use was limited. This design is transitional, this pattern was not redesigned after the war when staff coat buttons using backmarks with the redesigned single ring were issued. Also note that an inner solid ring sometimes appears, this appears to be irregular and likely occured from assembly, and is not thought to have been part of the die design. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-Scovill801-v2 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.   |
| Button4502-Maine-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) QUALITY (star) rmdc, sloppy stamping, made in small size only, likely Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson).   |
| Button4502-Maine-TrebleGilt530 Maine buttons, state general use. Backmark-TrebleGilt530 Maine symbolsm, north star, northern pine, husbandman and plow. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) (star) (star) (star) GILT (star) (star) (star) (star) dm, inner ring of dots, ca 1850s or 1850s, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button4502-Maine-TrebleGilt530 . Reference: Albert ME01. Reference: Tice ME200. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 11]   |
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