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Thomas N Dale, New York

Thomas N. Dale was a retailer operating in New York from 1840 to well past the Civil War. 

Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.  

Dale01, (23mm)
B5042B.JPG (36256 bytes)
Backmark:  "THOMAS N. DALE & CO / (star) NEW - YORK * " dm ca 1860 and transitional after the war, (Dale01).
Tice page 120, item count 1, with modification.

B5042     Federal infantry button, eagle with "I", Thomas N Dale & Co dm with stars, (23mm)
Ref: Albert GI85 / 88, Tice GI215A5.		 B5042A.JPG (38267 bytes) B5042B.JPG (36256 bytes)

Dale02, (23mm)

Backmark:  "THOMAS N. DALE & CO. / NEW - YORK." dm ca 1860 and transitional after the war, (Dale02).
Tice page 120, item count 2  [B13-20].

B4122     Federal infantry button, eagle with "I", Thomas N Dale & Co, New York, dm, (23mm)
Ref: Albert GI85 / 88, Tice GI215A5.

B4142     Federal artillery button, eagle with "A", Thomas N Dale & Co, New York, dm, (23mm)

B5340     Federal cavalry button, eagle "C", Thomas N Dale, (23mm)

Dale04, (23mm)

Backmark:  "THOMAS N. DALE & CO. / NEW - YORK" dm, there is not period following New York, ca 1860 and transitional after the war, (Dale04).
Tice page 120, not listed.

B4477     Federal Navy button, eagle over horizontal anchor, fluke is behind the wing, Thomas N Dale New York, (22mm)