General Staff cuff buttons carry the distinctive eagle designs of their larger coat counterparts in a smaller form. Variations in design, construction, and makers’ backmarks offer clues to their age and origin. This searchable gallery brings together examples for collectors to compare their details, sizes, and markings.
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| Backmark | Description | Front | Back |
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| BLANK | SILVER |  |  |
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| BLANK |  |  |
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| BLANK DEPRESSED |  |  |
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| CHESHIRE MFG CO |  |  |
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| CONCENTRIC ROPED RINGS |  |  |
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| CONCENTRIC ROPED RINGS |  |  |
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| *********** | 11 stars / stud |  |  |
| EVANS & HASSALL / PHILA |  |  |
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| HORSTMANN / NEW YORK |  |  |
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| HORSTMANN / NEW YORK |  |  |
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| HORSTMANNS NY & PHI |  |  |
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| HORSTMANN BROS & CO / PHIL |  |  |
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| HORSTMANN SONS & DRUCKER |  |  |
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| W.H. HORSTMANN |  |  |
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| T. W. & W PARIS | Screw back. Applied eagle |  |  |
| D. EVANS & CO / EXTRA |  |  |
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| D. EVANS & CO / EXTRA |  |  |
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| EXTRA* QUALITY* |  |  |
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| EXTRA QUALITY |  |  |
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| FINE* QUALITY* |  |  |
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| *********** | 11 stars / stud | | |
| S. J. & CO/ LONDON |  |  |
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| T. W. & W. / PARIS |  |  |
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| “RICH QUALITY * “ |  |  |
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| ROBINSONS MAKERS |  |  |
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| W. H. HORSTMANN / PHI |  |  |
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| SCOVILLS & CO / WATERBURY |  |  |
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| . EXTRA . QUALITY |  |  |
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| W. H. SMITH & CO. / NEW YORK |  |  |
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| SCOVILL MF’G / WATERBURY |  |  |
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| SCOVILLS & CO / WATERBURY | | |
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| STEELE & JOHNSON |  |  |
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| SUPERIOR QUALITY |  |  |
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| SUPERIOR QUALITY |  |  |
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| SUPERFIN PERFECTIONNE |  |  |
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| WATERBURY BUTTON CO |  |  |