Engineer Officer’s Button / SOLD

Description

Engineer Officer’s Button

A superb example of a pre-Civil War era United States Engineer Officer’s button with a desirable backmark.   Albert # EG-6-TY.   The RMDC backmark reads ”SCOVILLS & CO : WATERBURY :” The button retains nearly all of its original gilded finish.  Button measures 22.71mm.   Button card was de-accessed from the “The National Civil War Life Museum” of Fredericksburg, VA which featured thousands of items pertaining to the daily life of the Civil War Soldier and the era.

Inventory Number: BUT 321