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Catalog of button
backmarks
S Isaacs Campbell & Company, London
England
S. Isaacs Campbell was a military goods supplier operating in London England before the war. They supplied substantial supplies to the Confederacy, smuggled through the blockade. The buttons are believed to have been made by Smith Kemp Wright.
Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.
Isaacs01 (26mm)
"S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO / (dot) LONDON (dot) / ST. JAMES
ST." dm, English import, probably Smith Kemp Wright.
Tice page 175, item count 1, [C1-12], with modification
Examples with this backmark:
B4708
Confederate staff officer "CSA"
English imported button (26mm)
Ref: Albert CS1A4, TiceCS201A2
Isaacs02 (22.5mm)

"S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & CO. / (dot) LONDON (dot) / 71. JERMYN.
ST." dm outer ring of dots, inner solid ring, English import, probably made
by Smith Kemp Wright
Tice page 175, item count 2, [C1-13], with modification
Examples with this backmark:
B4619
Confederate Infantry script "I" English imported button (22mm)
Ref: Albert CS177A, Tice CSI215A2
B4839
Confederate Artillery script "A" English imported button (22.5mm)
Ref: Albert CS107A1, Tice CSA215A1
B4651
Confederate Cavalry script "C" English imported button (22.5mm)
Ref: Albert CS130A, Tice CSC215A1
B5375 Confederate Navy officer, "CSN",
English imported button (22.3mm)
Ref: Albert CS53A, Tice CSN206A1
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