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	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
	This page updated   April 23, 2008

Catalog of button backmarks
E M Lewis, Richmond Va

E M Lewis started out as a stencil maker in Richmond Va, then sold buttons during the war.  It is not clear if Lewis actually made the buttons or subcontracted them.  In any case, collectors prize the buttons bearing this southern name. 

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

Lewis01 (22 - 23mm) 

Backmark: "E. M. LEWIS & CO. / RICHMOND. VA. " rmdc, southern wartime manufacture.
Tice page 183, item count 1, [C2-7] 

Examples with this backmark: 
B4090     Confederate Artillery block "A" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm)

Ref: Albert CS116A, Tice CSA240A1 

Lewis02 (22 - 23mm) 

Backmark:  "E. M. L & C. / RICHMOND. VA. " rmdc, southern wartime manufacture.
Tice page 183, item count 2, [C2-8] 

Examples with this backmark: 
B3823     Confederate Infantry  block "I" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm)

Ref: Albert CS181A, Tice CSI240A1 

B5233     Confederate Infantry  block "I" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm)  

Ref: Albert CS181A, Tice CSI240A1  

Lewis03  (22 - 23mm)   

Backmark: "E. M. LEWIS & CO / RICHM'D. VA. " rmdc, letters are very sloppy, southern wartime manufacture. 
Tice page 183, item count 3, modified  

Examples with this backmark: 
B5412     Confederate Infantry  block "I" southern manufactured "local" button (22.5mm)  

Ref: Albert CS181A1, Tice CSI240A2  

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