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Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 05-01-15, 11:37 AM
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Posted By rexb
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
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 04-01-15, 07:29 PM
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Posted By rexb
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....
Forum: Military Buttons 29-11-14, 04:43 PM
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Posted By rexb
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
Forum: Military Buttons 10-02-14, 11:41 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 10-02-14, 03:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,059
Posted By 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
Forum: Military Buttons 27-12-13, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,224
Posted By 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
Forum: General Topics 20-12-13, 07:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 793
Posted By 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....
Forum: General Topics. 01-11-13, 04:04 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,154
Posted By 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
Forum: General Topics. 30-10-13, 07:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,470
Posted By 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...
Forum: Indian Badges 14-10-13, 06:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,112
Posted By rexb
You may well be right; thanks for your interest. ...

You may well be right; thanks for your interest.

Rex
Forum: General Topics. 04-10-13, 06:12 PM
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Posted By rexb
I don't think so, Andy. Rex

I don't think so, Andy.

Rex
Forum: General Topics. 04-10-13, 01:20 PM
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Posted By rexb
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....
Forum: Indian Badges 04-10-13, 01:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,112
Posted By rexb
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,...
Forum: Military Buttons 24-09-13, 11:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,902
Posted By rexb
Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion? Just a guess......

Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion? Just a guess...

Rex
Forum: General Topics. 12-09-13, 03:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,848
Posted By rexb
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,...
Forum: General Topics. 11-09-13, 07:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,848
Posted By rexb
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...
Forum: General Topics. 09-09-13, 10:25 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,848
Posted By rexb
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...
Forum: General Topics. 09-09-13, 11:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,848
Posted By rexb
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...
Forum: General Topics. 09-09-13, 10:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,781
Posted By 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...
Forum: Military Buttons 21-07-13, 07:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,126
Posted By rexb
A pleasure, High Wood. I like these...

A pleasure, High Wood.

I like these Days-of-the-Raj backmarks.

Rex
Forum: Military Buttons 21-07-13, 05:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,126
Posted By 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.
...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 09-05-13, 06:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,064
Posted By 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
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-05-13, 07:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,064
Posted By rexb
Top right is Trinity Hall Boat Club, Cambridge;...

Top right is Trinity Hall Boat Club, Cambridge; can't help with the others.

Rex
Forum: Military Buttons 23-04-13, 06:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,060
Posted By 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
Forum: Military Buttons 23-04-13, 03:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,060
Posted By 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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