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E Milns & co London
Good afternoon
I have a Victorian prisons department button with a backstamp of E Milns & co London. It's probably a uniform supplier. Does anyone know anything about this company and the dates when it operated? Many thanks Martyn |
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Hello Martyn
The only information I have is that of the backmark 'E Milns & Co London' being in use on military buttons dating from the 1860s. Not a very common backmark (on military buttons anyway) and I suspect, as you said, that of an outfitter rather than a button maker. Roger |
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Hi Martyn,
I have often had a passing interest in Victorian (non military) organization uniform buttons. I recall once seeing a British Museum Guard button that I regret not buying. Would it be possible to post an image out of interest.? Cheers, Roy
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Here is the button in question. I have found an Edward Milns in London who was a linen draper. That's all I can find. Is it likely that they would supply uniforms and does this look like an 1860s button?
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/londo...en-draper/amp/ Many thanks Martyn |
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Hello Martyn
Button could certainly date from the 1860s. Not sure about the linen draper aspect though. I thought a linen draper was more a person who supplied material rather than made items but it is not a great leap from one trade to the other and supplying buttons (and other clothing accessories) could well have been part of the business. There can't have been all that many E Milns operating in London in the 1860s! Roger |
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Many thanks Roger. It's interesting and a nice button. I will try and research Edward Milns a little more and see what I can find. It is possible that he supplied uniform items I suppose as a sideline or small contract maybe.
Regards Martyn |
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Thanks for that Martyn,
Cheerio, Roy
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May I suggest to add Milns Cartwright Reynolds Ltd to your research?
Their name appears on police buttons from the first half of the 20th century. Example: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...ge/27/data.pdf |
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Many thanks I will do that. It may be that Milns, Reynolds and Cartwright was a later partnership involving Milns.
Regards Martyn |
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