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Old 15-01-18, 03:42 PM
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This company is listed amongst other badge manufacturers in the Ministry of Supply ledgers for 'cap badges (metal)' 1939 - 1946.

Does anybody know anything about this company ??

Might it be related to Pitt & Co who made military buttons !?

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Old 15-01-18, 04:23 PM
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Hello KLR

Pitt & Swatkins Ltd is still in business in Walsall as a goldsmiths/silversmiths making coins, medals, trophies and so on and their website claims they started out in business in 1898.

As far as I know there is/was no connection with the Charles Pitt & Co who made buttons amongst other things until taken over by Gaunt in 1973.

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Old 15-01-18, 04:30 PM
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Pitt & Swatkins made General Service pattern buttons but I don't know when.

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Old 15-01-18, 05:18 PM
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Many thanks to you both !
I'll look them up amd write to them - they made just over (or were contracted to make) 55k King's Regt cap badges between 1939 and 1941 ! I'd like to know what they looked like !! (most were what ! could call a Firmin 1926 Patt design - long tail, straight hind legs).
Pitt buttons was just a guess !
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