Civil War Era US Navy Chief Petty Officer / Junior Officer Coat Button - NA236A
Item History & Price
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For sale is one non-dug coat size (23 mm) Civil War era two-piece US Navy Chief Petty Officer's button, listed as Tice's NA 236A and Albert's NA 131B.
Tice writes that this "upright anchor design was used on the earliest United States Navy buttons for junior officers. Chief Petty Officers started to use similar buttons around 1840."
This button has the depressed-mark backmark "* D. EVANS & CO. * / ATTLEBORO MASS" with an inner ring of hyphens. Tice picture...s this backmark on page 21 (Plate B-4, image 15) where he dates it circa 1860 to 1880.
This example is in excellent condition, with no pushes and a straight shank.
For shipping, we use well-padded boxes and always combine costs on multiple lots (less USPS insurance over $100).
Tice writes that this "upright anchor design was used on the earliest United States Navy buttons for junior officers. Chief Petty Officers started to use similar buttons around 1840."
This button has the depressed-mark backmark "* D. EVANS & CO. * / ATTLEBORO MASS" with an inner ring of hyphens. Tice picture...s this backmark on page 21 (Plate B-4, image 15) where he dates it circa 1860 to 1880.
This example is in excellent condition, with no pushes and a straight shank.
For shipping, we use well-padded boxes and always combine costs on multiple lots (less USPS insurance over $100).
