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Victorian light infantry horn ? Button
Good Afternoon
This is one of my black light infantry ? Buttons. Are these Victorian as it has a QVC crown? What is it made from, is it horn or some composit material? Many thanks Martyn |
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Hello Martyn
That design of button has been used at various times by the King's Royal Rifle Corps and the Rifle Brigade as well as being used as a general pattern for Rifle Volunteer units without their own design. Given the age of your button, Victorian as you thought, it is most likely going to be horn. Composite materials didn't really come into general use until much later. Roger |
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Many thanks Roger
That's really useful information and thank you for identifying possible users. Regards and best wishes Martyn |
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Howard Ripley in his Buttons of the british army 1855-1970 book has this button as #565 The Rifle Brigade ( Prince Consort's Own), black horn button, 1881-1928.
Rgds, Thomas. |
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Many thanks Thomas. Would the presence of the QVC indicate a date prior to 1901 for this button or did they carry on using the crown until 1928? I presume that they used the same design in horn but changed the crown.
Many thanks Martyn Last edited by Martyn123; 12-07-17 at 06:04 AM. |
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The crown would have changed from QVC to KC when Edward VII came to the throne but the old QVC button would probably have remained in use for a few years. Any new production of buttons would then have used the KC. Roger |
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Many thanks Roger. Interesting information. These horn buttons are quite common. Do you know how they were made? Were they pressed into a mould?
Many thanks Martyn |
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I think there is/was something on Youtube showing how horn buttons were made. Worth a quick search.
P.B.
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It looks exactly like one I have, so it's good to have the extra information from Ripley's other book.
David |
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Thanks Peter and David
I will look for the YouTube video. From what I can tell horn was ground up and mixed with adhesive and pressed in a mould but they may have done something totally different. Regards Martyn |
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Rgds, Thomas. |
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I discovered the hard way that you have to keep "bugs' away from horn buttons, a number that I'd kept in lofts & garages were ruined, holes were made in them & they were completely hollowed out empty shells.
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I have a Royal Navy pre 1891 horn ratings which has been nibbled and has a hole in its rim
Martyn |
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