Texas post-war buttons offer a distinctive area of collecting, with variations in design, construction, and makers’ backmarks that help identify individual examples. This gallery brings together Texas coat and cuff buttons in two searchable tables, allowing collectors to compare their details, sizes, and markings.
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Texas Coat Buttons
| Backmark | Description | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBATE DE CARO /NEW YORK | POST WAR 1901-1905 |  |  |
| AM. BUTTON CO.* / NEWARK, N.J.* | POST WAR STAR 1901-1920 |  |  |
| THE HENDERSON AMES CO / KALAMAZOO | POST WAR 1883-1923 |  |  |
| BLANK BRASS | POST WAR |  |  |
| BLANK DOTTED CIRCLE | POST WAR |  |  |
| BLANK | POST WAR |  |  |
| BLANK | POST WAR |  |  |
| BLANK | POST WAR |  |  |
| BROWNING KING & CO * | POST WAR STAR 1870-1934 |  |  |
| MARK COWEN & CO. / NEW YORK | POST WAR 1899-1916 |  |  |
| DeMOULIN BROS & CO / GREENVILLE, ILL. | POST WAR BLACKENED FINISH 1915-1932 |  |  |
| DeMOULIN BROS & CO / GREENVILLE, ILL. | POST WAR 1915-1932 |  |  |
| SIGMUND EISNER / RED BANK | POST WAR BLACKENED FINISH 1898-1935 |  |  |
| GEORGE EVANS * / PHILa * | POST WAR 1877-1897 |  |  |
| EXTRA / QUALITY. | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| FECHEIMER BROS & CO / CINCINNATI, O | POST WAR |  |  |
| GOODWIN’S PAT / JULY 17, 1876 | POST WAR STAR SILVER FINISH |  |  |
| HORSTMANN BROS & CO / PHIL | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| “HORSTMANN BROS & CO / PHIL” | POST WAR 22.1 MM |  |  |
| HORSTMANN/ PHILADELPHIA | POST WAR |  |  |
| HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| M.C. LILLEY & CO / COLOMBUS, O | POST WAR |  |  |
| B. PASQUALE & CO / S .FRAN CAL | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| B. PASQUALE & CO / S . FRAN CAL | POST WAR BLACKENED |  |  |
| PETTIBONE MF’G CO / CINCINNATI | POST WAR STAR SILVER FINISH |  |  |
| PETTIBONE BROS MF’G CO | POST WAR BLACKENED FINISH |  |  |
| PETTIBONE MF’G CO / CINCINNATI, O | POST WAR |  |  |
| PETTIBONE MF’G CO / CINCINNATI | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| PLYMOUTH ROCK PANTS CO. | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| JACOB REEDS SONS* / PHILA * | POST WAR |  |  |
| RIDABOCK & CO / NEW YORK | POST WAR |  |  |
| WM. C. ROWLAND * / PHILA PA * | POST WAR |  |  |
| SCHULMAN CO. INC. / NEW YORK | POST WAR BLACKENED FINISH |  |  |
| SCOVILL MF’G CO / WATERBURY | POST WAR STAR SILVER FINISH |  |  |
| SCOVILL MF’G CO /WATERBURY | EARLY POST WAR 23.2 MM |  |  |
| SCOVILL MF’G CO / WATERBURY | POST WAR |  |  |
| SCROLLED BLANK | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| SCROLLED BLANK | POST WAR STAR SILVER FINISH |  |  |
| STARS (10 star circle) | POST WAR 22 MM |  |  |
| STEELE & JOHNSON * WATERBURY * | POST WAR |  |  |
| SUPERIOR* QUALITY * | POST WAR SILVER |  |  |
| SUPERIOR * QUALITY * | POST WAR |  |  |
| WATERBURY BUTTON CO / WATERBURY CON | POST WAR |  |  |
| WATERBURY BUTTON CO * | POST WAR |  |  |
| WATERBURY BUTTON CO * | POST WAR STAR |  |  |
| WATERBURY BUTTON CO / CONN * | POST WAR |  |  |
| J. E. WILSON * / PHILADELPHIA * | POST WAR |  |  |
Texas Post War Cuff Buttons
| Backmark | Description | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMES SWORD CO. / CHICOPEE MASS | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| BROWNING KING & CO * | POST WAR STAR CUFF |  |  |
| M.C. LILLEY & CO / COLOMBUS, O. | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| J.M. LITCHFIELD / S.F.CAL | POST WAR STAR SILVER CUFF |  |  |
| HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA | POST WAR STAR CUFF |  |  |
| HORSTMANN BROS & CO / PHIL | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| B. PASQUALE CO / S FRAN CAL | POST WAR STAR CUFF |  |  |
| PETTIBONE MF’G CO / CIN | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| JACOB REEDS SONS / PHIL | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| RIDABOCK CO / N.Y. | POST WAR STAR CUFF |  |  |
| RIDABOCK & CO / N.Y. | POST WAR STAR KEPI |  |  |
| SCOVILL MF’G CO | POST WAR TEXAS STAR SILVER CUFF |  |  |
| SCOVILL MF’G CO | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| G.W. SIMMONS & CO / BOSTON | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF | |  |
| N. SNELLENBURG & CO | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| WATERBURY BUTTON CO * | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |
| WATERBURY CO. / CONN * | POST WAR TEXAS STAR CUFF |  |  |