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

Button6208-RhodeIsland-000 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Two part button. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-000 . Albert RI08, Tice RI203. Details click: http://relicman.com/buttons/Button6208-RhodeIsland-000.html

Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD100 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-EvansD100 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO / (star) ATTLEBORO (star) MASS (star) dm, ca 1850's to 1865. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD100 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 17.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD160 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-EvansD160 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: D. EVANS & CO. / (star) ATTLEBORO MASS (star) dm inner ring of slashes, backmark is transitional, manufacture 1860's and continued after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD160 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-2, 15.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD230 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-EvansD230 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. 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. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-EvansD230 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56. Plate B-3, 4.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-FineQuality105 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-FineQuality105 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: FINE / (star) (star) QUALITY (star) (star) dm, manufactured by D Evans, ca 1860. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-FineQuality105 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, (D Evans). [Plate B-3, 13]

Button6208-RhodeIsland-HassamFK100 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-HassamFK100 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: F. K. HASSAM. / (star) (star) (star) BOSTON (star) (star) (star) , dm inner solid ring, manufactured 1850's. Three part officer button, coat size, 22mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-HassamFK100 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 126. [Plate B-14, 9]

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill700 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill700 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL. / MFG. CO. dm no rings, made in small size only, these cuff or hat buttons were manufactured in the 1850s, rings or rmdc details used on the large size buttons were omitted as an abbreviation to fit the space, dots, spacing and punctuation may vary or be obliterated, Scovill apparently produced multiple copies of this die. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill700 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-7, 8.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill710 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill710 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILLS & Co (dot under the o). / (dot) EXTRA (dot) dm between two solid rings, (outer ring may be obscured in the crimping), made in small size only. Backmark apparently was designed during the 1840's, however most use seems to have occurred during the 1850s and 1860s during the era of Scovill Manufacturing, the Scovills & Co name from an earlier period was used as a way to abbreviate the name to fit the space on a small button. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill710 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill810 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill810 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL. MFG. CO. / WATERBURY. dm between rings of dots, no dividers, used on two part buttons, ca 1860s. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill810 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 16.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill865 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill865 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO / (star) WATERBURY (star) dm between rings of dots, 1860 to 1865 manufacture. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill865 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 17.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill900 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill900 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) dm small letters inner ring of dots ca 1860s and may be transitional. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill900 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq. Plate B-6, 5.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill915 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-Scovill915 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: SCOVILL MF'G CO. / (star) WATERBURY. (star) dm large letters inner ring of dots ca 1860s and was likely manufactured after the Civil War. Two part convex button, large coat size, 21mm to 23mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-Scovill915 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 65 et seq.

Button6208-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt510 Rhode Island buttons Rhode Island State general use. Backmark-TrebleGilt510 Rhode Island symbolism, fouled anchor and Hope. Backmark: TREBLE / (star) GILT (star) dm, inner ring of dots, ca 1860, small size only, likely the product of R & W Robinson or D Evans. Two part convex button, hat or sleeve size, 14mm to 16mm. Research Center: Button6208-RhodeIsland-TrebleGilt510 . Reference: Albert RI08. Reference: Tice RI203. Reference: Tice, Dating Buttons, page 56, D Evans. [Plate B-3, 9]

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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