Civil War US Enlisted Coat & Cuff Buttons - W/ 1861 - 65 RMDC Waterbury Button Co.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:16400867 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
For sale is a pair of non-dug, two-piece Civil War US Army general service (enlisted ranks) eagle buttons. These are the classic buttons of the northern Civil War soldier; Tice writes that the "preponderance of Union Army buttons found in Civil War camps and battlefields are of this type."
The 'sack coat' (20 mm) size button, with the desirable raised mark, depressed channel (rmdc) "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. *" backmark in a mottled channel, is specifically listed by Albert as ...GI94A5 and by Tice as GEN215A44. On page 50, Tice dates this backmark to 1861-1865.
The cuff or kepi (15 mm) size button with the depressed-mark backmark "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. *" is listed as Albert's GI94A5 and Tice's GEN215A. Only McGuinn and Bazelon specifically list the cuff backmark, which they report is also found on MS35 (Civil War-type Massachusetts staff) cuffs
Both examples are in good condition with no pushes and some evidence of aging and wear or use. The coat size specimen also has a slightly bent shank (see side image).
For shipping, we use well-padded boxes, typically ship same- or next-day, and always combine costs on multiple lots (plus USPS insurance over $100).
The 'sack coat' (20 mm) size button, with the desirable raised mark, depressed channel (rmdc) "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. *" backmark in a mottled channel, is specifically listed by Albert as ...GI94A5 and by Tice as GEN215A44. On page 50, Tice dates this backmark to 1861-1865.
The cuff or kepi (15 mm) size button with the depressed-mark backmark "WATERBURY BUTTON CO. *" is listed as Albert's GI94A5 and Tice's GEN215A. Only McGuinn and Bazelon specifically list the cuff backmark, which they report is also found on MS35 (Civil War-type Massachusetts staff) cuffs
Both examples are in good condition with no pushes and some evidence of aging and wear or use. The coat size specimen also has a slightly bent shank (see side image).
For shipping, we use well-padded boxes, typically ship same- or next-day, and always combine costs on multiple lots (plus USPS insurance over $100).
