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Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War buttons
Catalog of button
backmarks
Steele & Johnson, Waterbury Connecticut
Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co operated in the 1850's followed by Steele & Johnson Button Co from the late 1850's to 1875. This maker was very active, but most buttons produced by them bore the names of the outfitters or nondescript quality denoted backmarks. Buttons bearing the makers name are relatively scarce.
Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.
Steele01, (23mm)
Backmark: "STEELE &
JOHNSON / (dot)" rmdc on
lined channel, attributed to
Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co. 1850's, (Steele01).
Tice page 86, item count
1 [B10-1].
B5956
Massachusetts
button, state seal
arm and sword, officer staff, Steele
& Johnson rmdc on lined field, (23mm)
Steele02, (23mm)
Backmark: "STEELE / (dot) (&) (dot)
" JOHNSON (star) (dot)" rmdc on
stippled channel, sloppy stamping, attributed to
Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co. 1850's, (Steele02).
Tice page 86, item count
2 [B10-2].
B4714
Massachusetts
button, state seal
arm and sword, officer staff, Steele
& Johnson rmdc, (23.3mm)
Steele03Small, (14.5mm)
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot)" rmdc on mottled
channel, sloppy stamping, attributed to Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co.
1850's, only used in hat or sleeve size, (Steele03Small).
Tice page 86, item count 3 [B10-10].
B5827
Kentucky state seal button, officer staff,
Steele & Johnson, (14.5mm)
B5784
New York button, state seal,
eagle over shield with "Excelsior", officer
staff,
Steele & Johnson, rmdc, (14.5mm)
Steele09, (21mm)
Backmark: "STEELE. / & JOHNSON. & " dm between two rings,
ca 1850's and 1860's, (Steele09).
Tice page 86, item count
9 [B10-8].
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B4131
Federal
infantry button, eagle
with "I",
die variant with smooth feathers,
Steele & Johnson dm between rings, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert GI85/88, Tice GI215A94, (variant with smooth feathers). |
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B4132
Federal
infantry button, eagle
with "I",
die variant with ruffled feathers, Steele & Johnson dm between rings, (22.3mm) Ref: Albert GI85/88, Tice GI215A94, (variant with ruffled feathers). |
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B5350
Federal cavalry button, eagle with "C",
Steele & Johnson dm between rings, (20.7mm) Ref: Albert CV1A4, Tice CV215A43 (coat) |
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Steele10, (21mm)
Backmark: " STEELE (dot) &
(dot) JOHNSON/ (dot) " dm
inner ring of dots, outer solid ring, ca 1860's, (Steele10).
Tice page 86, item count
10 [B10-14].
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B5109
Federal
infantry button, eagle
with "I",
, Steele & Johnson dm inner ring,
of dots, outer solid ring, (20.5mm) Ref: Albert GI85/88, Tice GI215, not listed. |
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Steele11Small,
(14mm)
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) "
dm, sloppy stamping, attributed to Steele & Johnson Manufacturing Co.
1860's, only used in hat or sleeve size,
(Steele11Small).
Tice page 86, item count
11 [B10-9].
B5581
Pennsylvania button, National Guard "NG", Steele
& Johnson dm, (13.8mm)
Steele14, (22mm)
Backmark: "STEELE. / (star) &
(star) JOHNSON (star) &
(star)" dm between two rings of dots,
ca 1850's and 1860's, (Steele14).
Tice page 86, item count
14 [B10-11].
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B4098
Federal officer staff button,
eagle with shield, Steele & Johnson dm between rings, (22mm) Ref: Albert GS, Tice GS226A21, with correction. |
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B5789
New York button, state seal,
eagle over shield with "Excelsior", officer
staff,
Steele & Johnson, dm between
rings, (22mm)
Steele35, (22mm)
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / : " dm, between two solid rings, Steele &
Johnson ca 1860, (Steele35).
Tice page 86,
not listed
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B5920
Virginia button, state seal
Virtus with sword down,
Steele & Johnson, (22.5mm) Ref: Albert VA16, not listed, Tice VA230A not listed. |
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Steele36, (20.7mm)
Backmark: "STEELE / & JOHNSON
(star)" rmdc on stippled field,
Steele & Johnson ca 1850's, (Steele36).
Tice page 86,
not listed
B4155
Federal dragoon button, eagle
with "D",
Steele & Johnson, rmdc,
(20.7mm)
Steele37, (20mm)
Backmark: "STEELE & JOHNSON / (dot) " dm
between solid rings, (Steele37).
Tice page 86,
not listed.
B4184
Federal general service button, eagle with
shield, Steele & Johnson dm between rings, (19.7mm)
