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

Button5612-NewYork-000 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. One part convex button. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-000 . Reference: Albert NY12, Tice NY110, Tice NY115. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button5612-NewYork-000.html

Button5612-NewYork-ExtraRichQuality110 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-ExtraRichQuality110 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: EXTRA RICH / (graphic) QUALITY (graphic), rm no rings, likely English manufacture, ca 1830s. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-ExtraRichQuality110 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-ExtraStrongPlated215 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-ExtraStrongPlated215 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: EXTRA STRONG / (graphic 4) PLATED (graphic 4), rmdc , ca 1830's, likely English manufacture. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-ExtraStrongPlated215 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-LewisTomes200 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-LewisTomes200 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: PLATED (star) / L & T.(star), rm between two raised rings, ca. 1820's or 1830's. One part flat button, large coat size, 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-LewisTomes200 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 135.

Button5612-NewYork-SuperbImperialStandard110 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-SuperbImperialStandard110 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: SUPERB IMPERIAL STANDD. / (graphic), rm between two solid rings, concave back, English manufacture ca 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-SuperbImperialStandard110 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-SuperbImperialStandard120 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-SuperbImperialStandard120 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: SUPERB IMPERIAL STANDD. / (dot), rm between two solid rings, concave back, English manufacture ca 1830's. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-SuperbImperialStandard120 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-SuperfineColour215 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-SuperfineColour215 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: SUPERFINE / (graphic) COLOUR (graphic), rm between two solid rings, manufactured ca 1830's. One part part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-SuperfineColour215 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText121 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-zblankNoText121 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: blank back (no text), one part convex button manufactured 1820's to 1830's. There are many variations of the true blank back. Buttons can either be stamped or cast. There also could be faint outlines of rings, this is probably machining marks from preparation of the die or mold. One part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText121 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText122 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-zblankNoText122 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: blank back (no text), one part convex button manufactured 1830's . Button is cast leaving a concave shank well and the appearance of a rim. One part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText122 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText835 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, one part convex button, 1820's to 1830's. Backmark-zblankNoText835 New York militia, general use, eagle over globe, with Excelsior. Some designs omit the motto, this is thought to be artistic variation. Buttons are generally well made with sharp strikes, most manufactured in England using backmarks denoting quality. Backmark: (graphic of a wreath) rm. One part convex button, coat size, 19mm to 21mm. Research Center: Button5612-NewYork-zblankNoText835 . Reference: Albert NY12. Reference: Tice NY110, NY115.

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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