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Catalog of button backmarks
W H Horstmann & Sons

W H Horstmann was the founder of the Horstmann empire .  Most buttons were produced by either Scovill or Steel & Johnson. The buttons shown on this page are buttons produced during the period 1843 to 1894 (this is when the sons William and Sigmond became partners  Most of the buttons are going to date in the 1840's and 1850's. 

Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled. The general list of W H Horstmann buttons starts on page 130, count 9 items.  Note that there is a page missing from the text, which contains this entire section! 

HorstmannS01 (23mm) 

Backmark:  "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHILA (dot) " rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufacture 1845 - 1860.
Tice page 130 item count 01, photographed [B16-5] 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is VA4, Virginia state seal button (B3782)

HorstmannS06 (22mm)  

Backmark:  "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot) " rmdc on a stippled channel, probably manufactured by Steele & Johnson ca 1850's.
Tice page 130 item count 06, photographed [B16-8] 

Examples with this backmark: 
B5349     Federal Dragoons, eagle "D" button (22.3mm) 

Ref: Albert DR3 / DR4 not listed, Tice DR206A7 (overcoat)  

B4439 Tice VA223A1, Virginia state seal button

HorstmannS10(21mm) 

Backmark:  "W. H HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHI (dot) " rmdc shallow channel plain background, outer solid ring gives the appearance of a double ring, probably made by Steele & Johnson, 1850's.
Tice not listed. 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from VA14, Virginia state seal button (B4440)

HorstmannS11 (21mm) 

Backmark:  "W. H. HORSTMANN & . SONS / (dot) PHI (dot) " rmdc probably made by Steele & Johnson, 1850's.
Tice not listed. 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from VA14, Virginia state seal button (B5072)

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