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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Catalog of button backmarks
"Extra Rich..." backmarks

Variations of Extra Rich backmarks will be presented here.  These are generally European, could be any one of a number of English producers.   

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



ExtraR01,  (24mm)

Backmark:  "EXTRA RICH / (dot) TREBLE GILT (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture unknown, (ExtraR01).
Tice, page 179, not listed.


B5356     Confederate officer button, eagle facing right with 11 stars on a lined field with border, English wartime manufacture, Extra Rich Treble Gilt, (24mm)
 



ExtraR01Vest,  (19mm)

Backmark:  "EXTRA RICH / (dot) TREBLE GILT (dot)" dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English manufacture unknown, (ExtraR01Vest).
Tice, page 179, not listed.


B5355     Confederate officer button, eagle facing right with 11 stars on a lined field with border, English wartime manufacture, Extra Rich Treble Gilt, (19mm)
 



ExtraR02, (22mm)

Backmark:  "EXTRA / (star) (star) (star)  RICH (star) (star) (star)" dm between two rings of dots, Scovill manufactured ca 1860, (ExtraR02).
Tice, page 71, Scovill Manufacturing count item # 60, [B7-12].


B5308     Louisiana button, state seal pelican on a lined field with rope border, Extra Rich, dm between rings, (22mm)
Ref: Albert LA2A2, Tice LA203A3.


ExtraR10,  (18mm)

Backmark:  "EXTRA / RICH" rmdc. used on ball button, unknown manufacture, ca 1840's, (ExtraR10).
Tice, not listed.


B4266     Bullet button, Zouave or cadet, round ball, Extra Rich rmdc, (18mm)