Hi. Sorry it took me so long to reply. My red bound 6"x9" button book is
American Military Button Makers and Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates, 1984,
revised and expanded edition 1992, by William F.  McGuinn and Bruce S.
Bazelon, Bookcrafters, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan, 48118. Good luck.

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Hi Folks,

I used to own a book that I have since misplaced, and I am trying to
reconstruct what the title was .

My memory pictures a small, maybe 6 x 9 inch, red, hard cover book that
listed all sorts of manufacturers of buttons and maybe other accoutrements
from the Civil War era . I seem to remember pictures of lots of brass button
backs with "TREBLE GILT" inscriptions, etc. I might be wrong about the Civil
War connection, but I think that was the purpose of the book, although the
manufacturers could also be logically linked to civilian production as well.

This was a very thorough, high quality publication .

Does this ring any bells with the 'button folk' out there?

Thanks in advance.

Mark



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