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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Catalog of button backmarks
Adam W Spies, New York

Adam W Spies immigrated from Birmingham England in the late 1820's and sold buttons in New York until about 1835.  The buttons were probably made in England.  

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

Spies01, (21mm)

Backmark:  "A. W. SPIES / (dot) (star) (dot) RICH (dot) (star) (dot)" rm, one part button, back is concave, manufactured  ca. 1830's, (Spies01).
Tice page 141, item count 1, modified.

B4139     Federal artillery button, eagle with "A", one part convex, A W Spies rm, (21mm)