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Button4735-Massachusetts-000
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-000 .
Reference: Albert MS35, Tice MS210.

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Button4735-Massachusetts-Benedict300
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: BENEDICT & BURNHAM / (graphic) (dot) (graphic) WATERBURY (graphic) (dot) (graphic) / EXTRA / (dot) (graphic) (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) (graphic) (dot) dm middle solid ring, ca 1834 - 1843. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-Benedict300 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 80. [Plate B-8, 3]

Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD130
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO / (dot) ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS (dot) dm inner solid ring late 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD130 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 14.

Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD140
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD140 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 13.

Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD205
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. ATTLEBORO (dot) MASS dm on a ribbon reading clockwise, flower at bottom, ca 1850's - 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD205 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 18.

Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD225
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-EvansD225 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill100
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill100 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing. [Plate B-7, 10]

Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill130
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm large letters between solid outer ring, and two inner solid rings, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring, used on staff coat size buttons only. Scovill produced ca 1850's to 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill130 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing. [Plate B-7, 11]

Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing.

Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton330
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton330 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).

Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton360
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: EXTRA / (floral graphic) QUALITY (floral graphic) dm, between two rings of elongated shaped dots, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co 1860's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton360 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co). [Plate B-9, 12]

Button4735-Massachusetts-GoldsboroRifles100
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: GOLDSBORO / (star) RIFLES (star), dm between rings of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-GoldsboroRifles100 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing. [Plate B-7, 14]

Button4735-Massachusetts-Robinson600
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: R & W. ROBINSON / (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) MAKERS (dot) (star) (dot) (star) (dot) / ATTLEBOROUGH / (star) MASS. (star) dm, solid ring separating inner and outer inscription, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-Robinson600 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 3]

Button4735-Massachusetts-Robinson601
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: ROBINSONS / (dot) MAKERS (dot) dm, solid outer ring and two inner rings, only made in small size, ca 1840's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-Robinson601 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 51. [Plate B-2, 8]

Button4735-Massachusetts-Schuyler210
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 8]

Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill120
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: J. M. L. & W. H. SCOVILL / (star) WATERBURY(star) / EXTRA SUPERFINE (branches and flowers) dm solid middle and inner ring, Scovill manufacture 1830s. There is no outer ring and there could be a second inner ring, or this second ring was likely formed during assembly and is thought to not have been in the die design. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill120 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-4, 8.

Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill500
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill500 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-5, 14.

Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill800-v1
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill800-v1 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.

Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill800-v2
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill800-v2 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.

Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill801
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button4735-Massachusetts-SmithWH200
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: WM. H. SMITH & CO / (star) NEW - YORK (star), dm between one outer solid ring, and two inner rings, Scovill produced ca 1840s to 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SmithWH200 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141. [Plate B-15, 10]

Button4735-Massachusetts-SmithWH201
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: Wm. H. SMITH & Co / (dot) NEW - YORK (dot), dm between one outer solid ring, and two inner rings, Scovill produced ca 1840s to 1850s. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SmithWH201 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 141.

Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson100
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) rmdc on lined channel, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson100 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 1]

Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson110
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: STEELE / (dot) (&) (dot) JOHNSON (star) (dot) rmdc on stippled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson110 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 2]

Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson150
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) rmdc on mottled channel, sloppy stamping, ca 1850s, only used in hat or sleeve size. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SteeleJohnson150 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 3]

Button4735-Massachusetts-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson210
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: SUPERIOR / (star) (star) (star) QUALITY(star) (star) (star) rmdc, likely manufactured by Steele & Johnson, 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson210 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson). [Plate B-11, 1]

Button4735-Massachusetts-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. 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: Button4735-Massachusetts-SuperiorQuality-SteeleJohnson222 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, (Steele & Johnson).

Button4735-Massachusetts-TrebleGilt500
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: TREBLE / (vine) GILT (vine) dm, ca 1860, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-TrebleGilt500 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 8]

Button4735-Massachusetts-TrebleGilt540
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) GILT (star) (dot) (star) (dot) (star) dm, solid inner ring, ca 1850s or 1860s, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-TrebleGilt540 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 12]

Button4735-Massachusetts-Wadhams220
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: WADHAMS WEBSTER & CO / (dot) SUPERFINE (dot) WOLCOTTEVILLE CONN (dot) (star) (dot), dm middle solid ring and two inner solid rings, manufactured 1838 to 1846. Three part officer button, coat size, 22.5mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-Wadhams220 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 113. [Plate B-13, 13]

Button4735-Massachusetts-WaterburyButtonCo200
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA. (star) dm inner solid ring, mark crowds the rim, ca 1850s. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-WaterburyButtonCo200 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 3]

Button4735-Massachusetts-WaterburyButtonCo201
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: W. BUTTON. CO. / (star) EXTRA. (star) dm inner solid ring, mark crowds the rim, ca 1850s, small size. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-WaterburyButtonCo201 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button4735-Massachusetts-zblankNoText295
Massachusetts general use button.
Massachusetts general use, Massachusetts state symbolism, arm with sword, and was intended for state or local militia units. Backmark: blank back (no text), two concentric rings of dots, deep well around shank, maker unknown, ca. 1850's or 1860's. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button4735-Massachusetts-zblankNoText295 . Reference: Albert MS35. Reference: Tice MS210.

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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