d. evans

[ethanjames27]

what is it?

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

a company name?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Photo maybe? only Evans I know is Bob Evans

 

[ewymore]

Its a Button Backmark Typically shows as D. Evans & Co. Operating from 1848-1945.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

from Attleboro Mass or Attleboro Falls

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Just like CannonBallGuy says guys! D.Evans was a huge button maker during the Civil War era period! Sorry for not being serious, I ate at Bob Evans yesterday and had too make a joke! CannonBallGuy will be here too give you more info in sec.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Ewymore gave the basic info for the time-period of the D. Evans Company, which was one of "top four" biggest manufacturers of military buttons during the civil war. The problem for button-diggers and collectors is that the company continued doing that for 80 years after the civil war's end. We relic-diggers have found 1902-to-World-War-Two US Army "Great Seal" buttons with the D. Evans backmark.

That company's very long history of manufacturing metal buttons is why I urge diggers and collectors to buy a copy of "the backmark book." Its title is American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates (by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. It costs about $25, and you'll be glad you spent that money. Very importantly, this book contains many photos showing the various "evolutions" of the major button-making companies' backmarks. For example, when a Scovill backmark has the abbreviation "Co" (note the small letter o) instead of "CO", the button is post-civil-war era.

 

[ewymore]

Ewymore gave the basic info for the time-period of the D. Evans Company, which was one of "top four" biggest manufacturers of military buttons during the civil war. The problem for button-diggers and collectors is that the company continued doing that for 80 years after the civil war's end. We relic-diggers have found 1902-to-World-War-Two US Army "Great Seal" buttons with the D. Evans backmark.

That company's very long history of manufacturing metal buttons is why I urge diggers and collectors to buy a copy of "the backmark book." Its title is American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates (by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. It costs about $25, and you'll be glad you spent that money. Very importantly, this book contains many photos showing the various "evolutions" of the major button-making companies' backmarks. For example, when a Scovill backmark has the abbreviation "Co" (note the small letter o) instead of "CO", the button is post-civil-war era.

Nice info for dating the backmarks, gonna have to pick that book up, thanks!

 

[Mackaydon]

Without a pic to go on, I thought I had this ID nailed:

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