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Forum: Military Buttons 20-02-17, 12:58 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 We are still talking about two distinctly... We are still talking about two distinctly different periods of manufacture: -The late 19thCentury lot which was quite possibly used for pageant/jubilee purposes. -The original period lot...

Forum: Military Buttons 19-02-17, 08:44 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 Well done, that man! Extracted from above... Well done, that man! Extracted from above 165579 -looks familiar?

Forum: Military Buttons 07-01-17, 07:39 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 Here's another pattern book... Here's another pattern book (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c-1895-Pair-of-CHILE-CHILEAN-ARTILLERY-GILT-DOMED-Buttons-A-M-Cie-Ledger-Book-/371829606523?hash=item5692c5887b:g:hKAAAOSw5cNYaoLd) being broken...

Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-17, 08:30 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 What an extraordinary sale- once in a lifetime!... What an extraordinary sale- once in a lifetime! many thanks for the links. Charlie edit Makes you weep. Invaluable documentary evidence lost for ever. Cannnot museums even bother to get a...

Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-17, 06:21 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 btns Did those pattern books get fully copied... btns Did those pattern books get fully copied before being broken up? Were they unique or did that sort of thing end up with each major military outfitter, Clearly a priceless record. Not having...

Forum: Military Buttons 06-01-17, 11:49 AM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 I thought btns's suggestion of a pageant restrike... I thought btns's suggestion of a pageant restrike very interesting.I was not aware of the attention to detail of the re-enactment groups of that period. Who knows? To answer btns query on the...

Forum: Military Buttons 05-01-17, 08:09 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 Thank you to you two experts. I will come back on... Thank you to you two experts. I will come back on the shank profile when I have it to hand tomorrow. I think the remark on the label implies that it was a restrike after the takeover of Boggetts...

Forum: Military Buttons 04-01-17, 06:36 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 btns 1)I am not sure what you are saying. The... btns 1)I am not sure what you are saying. The button I have had since the '70s. I have looked at the label attached by a previous owner which says: 'Restrike by Pitt from original dies. They...

Forum: Military Buttons 04-01-17, 01:27 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 Here is the reverse. As spotted by Roger, the... Here is the reverse. As spotted by Roger, the problem is the maker. There was a label attached. I will copy it when I find it! Charlie 162459

Forum: Military Buttons 04-01-17, 12:11 PM

Replies: 40 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please Views: 6,653 Posted By charlie962 "Georgian crown/GR" buttons- ID please If correct, what would these buttons have been used for, and during what period? There is a problem (?) with the larger one which is probably well known to you experts. The smaller is probably OK. ...

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