Sixty-One Civil War and/or late 19th Century Buttons
All the buttons - except that one big one with the cross rifles - are the same on the front. On the backs, they are:
C Kenyon Co. New York (3 buttons)
Horstmann Philadelphia (44 buttons)
Scovill MFG Co. Waterbury (10 buttons)
Steele & Johnson MFG Co. (3 buttons)
These buttons came along with a collection of old tobacco cards. I do not know the reason for having had such a hoard of buttons - if the ancestor of the previous owner rehabilitated Civil War era uniforms, collected, etc. I do not know the exact dates of the 61 buttons. They were sold to me as being all Civil War era, but I do not know and therefore I am listing this as Civil War era and/or late 19th Century Buttons.
Auction ends today Friday, July 20th at 4pm on the dot. No exceptions.
Starting bid of $61 ($1/button) was told value is about $15-20/button, but I will let the market determine, and the pieces will be sold to the highest bidder no matter what the final price.
Payment by PayPal preferred; checks also accepted; payment to be received within 72 hours of auction close.
Best regards,
Jon
Last edited by BigJJ; 07-19-2012 at 08:42 PM.
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