Lot comprised of 25+ buttons, including excavated examples, ranging in size from approx. 1/2 in. to 1 in. diameter, some dating from the Civil War period. Manufacturers include Horstmann Bros., Waterbury Button Co., and Scovill Mfg. Co.

Many buttons are accompanied by modern tags furnished by the consignor, with no further provenance accompanying the lot. Highlighted buttons include: New York, dug at Spanish Fort (consignor notes). -- Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. -- Connecticut, dug at Spanish Fort (consignor notes). -- Connecticut, found at Antietam (consignor notes). -- Rhode Island, dug at Falmouth (consignor notes). -- Alabama Volunteer Corps, excavated Spotsylvania (consignor notes). -- Virginia, dug at Vicksburg (consignor notes). -- CS script. -- North Carolina sunburst. -- Roman block "A," for Artillery, dug in Richmond (consignor notes). -- And others, including purported Confederate examples.