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Catalog of button backmarks 
Canfield Brothers & Company, Baltimore MD

Canfield brothers, located in Baltimore Maryland were outfitters operating before the Civil War, supplying uniforms both North and South.

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

Canfield05 (23mm)

"CANFIELD BRO & CO / (dot) BALTIMORE (dot) " rmdc, stippled channel, Scovill manufactured 1850's
Tice page 189, item count 5, [C4-2]
Button pictured is from VA13, Virginia state seal button (B4436)

Canfield06  (22mm)

"CANFIELD. BRO & CO. / BALTIMORE. " dm between rings of dots, Scovill produced ca 1860
Tice page 189, item count 6, [C4-3]
Button pictured is from VA20, Virginia staff (B5009)

Canfield07 (22mm)

"CANFIELD BRO & CO. / (dot) BALTIMOR (sic) (dot)" dm between outer solid ring, inner ring of dots, stamping is sloppy, probably Steele & Johnson manufacture ca 1850's
Tice page 189, item count 7, [C4-4]
Button pictured is from VA12, Virginia state seal button (B4435)

Button back pictured on the right is from B5069, same backmark additional view for clarity.

Canfield13As    (15mm)

Backmark: "CANFIELD. BRO & CO. / BAL. " dm with inner ring, no outer ring, used only for small buttons. Scovill produced ca 1860
Tice page 189, item count 13.
Button pictured is from Albert MD11, Tice MD200As1, Maryland state seal staff button (B5438)

Canfield15 (23mm)

"CANFIELD & BROTHER / * BALTIMORE * " rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufactured 1850's
Tice page 189, item count 15
Button pictured is from VA5, Virginia state seal, low convex (B4420)

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