(Confederate Adjutant General button)
The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway
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 March 05, 2008
(Confederate Adjutant General button) |
The Civil War Relicman, |
|
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 March 05, 2008 |
Catalog of button backmarks
Superfin Paris
The use of the backmark, "Superfin Paris" was a somewhat elaborate attempt apparently by Scovill Manufacturing to smuggle buttons. The backs of these buttons is made entirely different from any of the other known Scovill backs, yet the faces of the Alabama, and Kentucky buttons bearing these marks match other Scovill dies exactly. So either Scovill "lent" their die to another producer or they were a direct participant in the button smuggling trade.
Most information on this page is from Tice's book, Dating Buttons..., the pictures are generally from buttons that I have handled.
Superfin01 (23mm)
"SUPERFIN / (diamond) PARIS (diamond) " dm between
rings.
This was believed to be a disguised backmark to conceal sales by the northern
manufacturers to the south during the conflict.
Tice page 71, Scovill Manufacturing Co item count 61 [B7-13]
Back pictured is from AB1, Alabama state seal staff (B4927).