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05-01-15, 11:37 AM
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Two interesting Sea Faring buttons
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Neither do I, though still listed as John James...
Neither do I, though still listed as John James Rayner, tailor, 51, 53 & 54 Regent Road in Kelly’s Directory of Liverpool 1881.
Rex
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Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc.
04-01-15, 07:29 PM
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Two interesting Sea Faring buttons
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As to the first button, Rayner combined with two...
As to the first button, Rayner combined with two other firms in 1914, becoming Miller, Rayner & Haysom. Pacific SN Co. buttons with a Miller, Rayner & Hayson also have a similar "Victorian" crown....
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Military Buttons
29-11-14, 04:43 PM
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Button back mark assistance sought
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From "Trade Marks Journal", 12 April 1893: Thomas...
From "Trade Marks Journal", 12 April 1893: Thomas Carlyle and John Mark Carlyle, trading as Thomas Carlyle, registered the "Crossed Swords" mark (reg. no. 169,634) on 5 January 1893.
Rex
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Military Buttons
10-02-14, 11:41 PM
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victorian buttons help needed!!
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rexb
From directory evidence, they began in 1850 or...
From directory evidence, they began in 1850 or 1851. They were still listed in Kelly's London directory of 1865, but not in the 1882 edition. I have not seen the 1866-1881 editions, but in 1869 The...
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Military Buttons
10-02-14, 03:46 PM
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victorian buttons help needed!!
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rexb
Probably the army contractors Isaac, Campbell &...
Probably the army contractors Isaac, Campbell & Co. Their backmark is known as “S Isaac Campbell & Co.” and as “S Isaacs Campbell & Co.”.
Rex
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Military Buttons
27-12-13, 05:00 PM
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Early button & livery button websites
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rexb
Thank you, Jerry. I knew of the Military...
Thank you, Jerry.
I knew of the Military Buttons website, but not the Livery Buttons; it is going to be useful.
Regards,
Rex
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General Topics
20-12-13, 07:47 PM
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brass 4-holed button
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rexb
I hope this is not misleading. I have a Post...
I hope this is not misleading. I have a Post Office Department Canada button, backmarked "J. STOVEL 158 NEW BOND ST". Kelly's Directory of London 1861 recorded Joseph Stovel, tailor at that address....
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General Topics.
01-11-13, 04:04 PM
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Dies, life expectancy?
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rexb
From a quick trawl of the web, and assuming the...
From a quick trawl of the web, and assuming the German heraldic coronet for barons is similar to ours, it is Baron Gunther Hubertus von Reibnitz.
Rex
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30-10-13, 07:54 PM
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Bent & Parker
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rexb
Bent & Parker were listed in Kelly's Birmingham...
Bent & Parker were listed in Kelly's Birmingham directories up to the 1949, but I did not find them in the 1950 edition; how relevant this is to their use of B & P backmarks I do not know.
It...
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Indian Badges
14-10-13, 06:43 PM
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Jacob's Rifles
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rexb
You may well be right; thanks for your interest. ...
You may well be right; thanks for your interest.
Rex
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General Topics.
04-10-13, 06:12 PM
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Badges by James Grove & Sons
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rexb
I don't think so, Andy. Rex
I don't think so, Andy.
Rex
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04-10-13, 01:20 PM
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Badges by James Grove & Sons
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Badges by James Grove & Sons
Not very exciting, but since James Grove & Sons were mainly hoof/horn/plastic button makers, a photo of two of their plastic rank badges is attached, in one of their pattern books, obtained recently....
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Indian Badges
04-10-13, 01:02 PM
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Jacob's Rifles
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Jacob's Rifles
After James Grove & Sons, of Halesowen, went out of business last December, I bought some of their dies and pattern books. The firm was known mainly for its horn, hoof and (later) plastic buttons,...
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Military Buttons
24-09-13, 11:00 PM
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Calling all the button gnomes - ID help please
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Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion? Just a guess......
Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion? Just a guess...
Rex
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General Topics.
12-09-13, 03:45 PM
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1912 Gaunt Fire
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Well done, btns; you made more comprehensive...
Well done, btns; you made more comprehensive notes than I did.
There is a greater range of backmarks naming overseas firms than in BMAG’s Gaunt Collection, which includes only two on your list,...
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General Topics.
11-09-13, 07:28 AM
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1912 Gaunt Fire
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btns, In the main BMAG Gaunt Collection, the...
btns,
In the main BMAG Gaunt Collection, the interesting and puzzling non-Jennens backmark is Joseph Mann, with 33 buttons, plus another 5 having a Spies (an America merchant who lived in...
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09-09-13, 10:25 PM
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1912 Gaunt Fire
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Interesting, btns. I don't have access to my...
Interesting, btns.
I don't have access to my records at this minute, but DNW sold ex-Gaunt, ex-NAM buttons in at least three auctions. I attended the first two, and, prior to both, had spent the...
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General Topics.
09-09-13, 11:16 AM
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1912 Gaunt Fire
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Presumably, the sword history relates to Thurkle,...
Presumably, the sword history relates to Thurkle, whose assets Gaunt had acquired, but the reference to the history of military buttons dating back a hundred years is intriguing; does anyone know...
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General Topics.
09-09-13, 10:39 AM
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Maker mark Jones & Jason
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rexb
Never come across them, before reading this...
Never come across them, before reading this thread. From the few Kelly's Birmingham Directories I have, they were listed as follows:
1945 edition: Jones & Jason, metal smallware mfrs, 6 Great King...
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Military Buttons
21-07-13, 07:08 PM
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Sherwood Foresters Victorian button.
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rexb
A pleasure, High Wood. I like these...
A pleasure, High Wood.
I like these Days-of-the-Raj backmarks.
Rex
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Military Buttons
21-07-13, 05:03 PM
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Sherwood Foresters Victorian button.
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rexb
I doubt they made buttons, as they were shown as...
I doubt they made buttons, as they were shown as tailors, in the two directories in which I noted them. The few Harman backmarked buttons I have seen appeared likely to have been UK-made.
...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-05-13, 06:38 PM
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4 Unknown buttons
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rexb
With a roped edge, perhaps another boat club?...
With a roped edge, perhaps another boat club? Can't find it in Roger Revell's book, though.
Rex
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-05-13, 07:55 AM
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4 Unknown buttons
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rexb
Top right is Trinity Hall Boat Club, Cambridge;...
Top right is Trinity Hall Boat Club, Cambridge; can't help with the others.
Rex
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Military Buttons
23-04-13, 06:41 PM
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Royal Engineers WM Volunteers buttons
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rexb
Ok Rob, will omit the pic, as it is almost...
Ok Rob, will omit the pic, as it is almost identical with your large version.
Rex
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Military Buttons
23-04-13, 03:41 PM
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Royal Engineers WM Volunteers buttons
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rexb
Rob, As well as other ranks', I have a 17mm...
Rob,
As well as other ranks', I have a 17mm officers' button that includes 'Volunteers' in brackets ( a Hobson backmark); let me know if you would like photographs
Rex
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