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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4003956, member: 13464&quot;]Hi! </p><p>I know little to nothing about civil war era items. These came from my husband&#039;s grandmother&#039;s button box. Her husband&#039;s grandfather and great grandfather both served in the Civil War.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The large ones are about 1 1/8&quot; across and are stamped SCOVILLE MFG CO - WATERBURY on the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small ones measure 7/8&quot; across and are also stamped SCOVILLE MFG CO - WATERBURY on the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are these indeed authentic Civil War era buttons? </p><p>Shouldn&#039;t they be gold/brass in color? </p><p>I have not attempted to clean them.</p><p>Should they be cleaned IF they are the real deal and are brass under the tarnish?</p><p><br /></p><p>All but one; the one in the lower right corner, look clean and unused... but I can&#039;t imagine why his grandmother would have had them; if they hadn&#039;t come through the family.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]325825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]325826[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thanks for any info you may have for me!</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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