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Button5500-NewJersey-000
 New Jersey button, state use.
New Jersey buttons, state useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres.
Research Center: Button5500-NewJersey-000 .
Reference: Albert NJ..., Tice NJ…

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Button5506-NewJersey-000
 New Jersey buttons, state general use.
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Three part officer button.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-000 .
Reference: Albert NJ07, Tice NJ200.
Albert NJ06, Tice NJ205.

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Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-Scovill100
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill100
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, small letters between two rings of dots, solid inner ring, depression around the shank, bottom of Q is distinctly seperated from outer ring, used on staff coat size buttons only. Scovill produced ca 1860. Note that the solid inner ring may be faint or obscured on some examples, this may have ocurrred during the process of shanking or crimping the button. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-Scovill100 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing. [Plate B-7, 10]

Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson210
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson210
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: EXTRA. / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm between rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q is seperated from the ring of dots, manufactured by Steele & Johnson, ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson210 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 16]

Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, (period after Quality either is omitted or filled with debris), no rings, well around the shank, small size only, manufacture by Steele & Johnson ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson265 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 17]

Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: EXTRA / (star) QUALITY (star) dm, single inner ring of elongated dots or slashes, this pattern has no periods, manufactured by Waterbury Button Co ca 1860s, and could be transitional. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-ExtraQuality-WaterburyButton352 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82, (Waterbury Button Co).

Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann620
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Horstmann620
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: HORSTMANN BROS & Co (o is underlined) / (dot) PHILA (A is underlined) (dot) dm inner ring of dots, Horstmann Brothers used this backmark 1870's to 1890's, Scovill manufactured. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann620 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-18, 8.

Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann660
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Horstmann660
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: HORSTMANN BROS / (dot) PHILLA (dot) dm inner ring of dots, small size only,backmark could be transitional. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann660 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann700
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Horstmann700
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: HORSTMANN & CO / (dot) NY & PHI (dot) dm between two rings of dots, manufactured by Steele & Johnson for Horstmann, ca 1860. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann700 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16, 14.

Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann720
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Horstmann720
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: HORSTMANN / (dot) NEW YORK (dot) dm, small size only, Steele & Johnson manufactured for Horstmann ca 1860. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann720 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann770
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Horstmann770
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: HORSTMANN / (star) N. Y. & PHILADA (star) dm between rings, large letters no serifs, manufactured by Steele & Johnson, transitional use 1865 - 1870. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Horstmann770 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130. Plate B-16, 13.

Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill800
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill800
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. 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: Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill800 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 6.

Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill801
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill801
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. 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: Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill801 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill920
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-Scovill920
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G Co. (o is underlined) / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm large letters inner ring of dots, no outer ring, manufactured after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-Scovill920 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B7, 2.

Button5506-NewJersey-SteeleJohnson100
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-SteeleJohnson100
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) rmdc on lined channel, ca 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-SteeleJohnson100 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 86. [Plate B-10, 1]

Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyButtonCo210
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo210
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) EXTRA (star) dm between two rings of dots, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyButtonCo210 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-9, 4]

Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyButtonCo312
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-WaterburyButtonCo312
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / (star) dm, lettes with serifs, single inner rings of dots, deep well around shank, manufacture after the Civil War. Three part officer button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyButtonCo312 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82.

Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyJewelryCo100
 New Jersey buttons, state general use. Backmark-WaterburyJewelryCo100
New Jersey button, state general useNew Jersey symbolism, ladies Liberty and Ceres. Backmark: WATERBURY JEWELRY CO / (star), dm between rings. All production 1856 and 1857, Steele and Johnson dies were used. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5506-NewJersey-WaterburyJewelryCo100 . Reference: Albert NJ07, NJ06. Reference: Tice NJ200, NJ205. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 82. [Plate B-10, 4]

Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-000
 New Jersey Militia, National Guard.
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Militia, National Guard.
Research Center: Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-000 .
Reference: Albert NJ14, Tice NJ210.
Albert NJ17 (post war).

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Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-NJ14-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220
 New Jersey Militia, National Guard. Backmark-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Militia, National Guard. Backmark: EXTRA. / (star) QUALITY. (star) dm between rings of dots, depression around shank, tail of Q is seperated from the ring of dots, manufactured by Steele & Johnson , ca 1860. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm.
Research Center: Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-NJ14-ExtraQuality-SteeleJohnson220 . Reference: Albert NJ14. Reference: Tice NJ210. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 87, Steele & Johnson. [Plate B-10, 16]

Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-NJ17-Horstmann932
 New Jersey Militia, National Guard. Backmark-Horstmann932
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Militia, National Guard. Backmark: HORSTMANN PHILADELPHIA / (dot) dm no rings, manufacture after 1893. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm.
Research Center: Button5521-NewJersey-MilitiaNationalGuard-NJ17-Horstmann932 . Reference: Albert NJ17 (post war), Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 130.

Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-000
 New Jersey Rifle Corps.
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Rifle Corps.
Research Center: Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-000 .
Reference: Albert NJ13, Tice NJ230.

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Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-NJ13-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
 New Jersey Rifle Corps. Backmark-ExtraQuality-Scovill140
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Rifle Corps. 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: Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-NJ13-ExtraQuality-Scovill140 . Reference: Albert NJ13. Reference: Tice NJ230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing.

Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-NJ13-Schuyler210
 New Jersey Rifle Corps. Backmark-Schuyler210
New Jersey military organization, New Jersey Rifle Corps. 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: Button5522-NewJersey-RifleCorps-NJ13-Schuyler210 . Reference: Albert NJ13. Reference: Tice NJ230. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 139. [Plate B-15, 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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