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Catalog of button backmarks
Scovills & Co, Waterbury Connecticut

The Scovill family united with outside partners to form Scovills & Co, which operated from around 1840 to 1850 (when Scovill Manufacturing was formed.  Backmarks of this period generally bear some form of Scovills Co.   

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

ScovillC06 (20mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) WATERBURY (dot)" rmdc on a stippled background, ca 1840's & 1850's.
Tice page 69, item count 6 [B5-4] 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from RF17/19 Federal Rifleman, eagle "R" button, (B5028)

ScovillC08 (22mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILLS & CO / : WATERBURY :" rmdc on a stippled background, ca 1840's & 1850's.
Tice page 69, item count 8 [B5-5] 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from VA7 Virginia state seal, high convex button, (B4429)

ScovillC15As (15mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) EXTRA (dot) " dm inner solid ring, ca 1840's
Tice page 69, item count # 15, modified 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from EG6,  Federal Engineer button, (B4715)

ScovillC24 (23mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILLS & CO / (dot) WATERBURY (dot) " dm, two outer and two inner rings, concave back resembles a one piece button but it is two piece button, ca 1840's 
Tice page 69, not listed 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from VA4 Virginia state seal button, (B4424)

ScovillC25As (16mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILL CO / (dot) WATERBURY (dot) " dm between two rings of dots, ca 1840 - 1850
Tice page 69, not listed 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from CV1 Federal Cavalry, eagle "C" button, (B4016)

ScovillC26 (19mm) 

Backmark:  "SCOVILLS & CO / WATERBURY" rmdc on a stippled field, 1840's manufacture.
Tice page 69, not listed 

Examples with this backmark: 
Back pictured is from GI82 / 84,  Federal Infantry, eagle "I" button, (B4129)

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