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#1
08-05-11, 06:35 PM
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KC General Service Buttons
I've started an album of different manufacturers for this fairly common button, but obviously there are going to be a lot more, so what am I missing? Rob.
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...hp?albumid=978 
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#2
08-05-11, 08:02 PM
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Hi Rob,
Here is a list of what I can find among my General Service KC buttons. Cheers, Tinto Crossed Swords Make MADE IN ENGLAND BURY COURT MFG. SYDNEY GRIFFITH BIRMINGHAM NEWEY BROS. LIMITED BIRMINGHAM W. DEARN & CO. BIRMINGHAM C.H.C. & S. LTD. BIRMINGHAM C. H. PARSONS LTD. BIRMINGHAM STRATTON B’HAM SMITH & WRIGHT LIMITED BIRMINGHAM ESSOR B’HAM ADAMS B’HAM THE DEVERLEA PRODUCTS LTD. B’HAM BUTTONS LIMITED BIRMINGHAM CHENEY B’HAM HEATON & TAYLOR LTD. BIRMINGHAM RECAL BUTTON WORKS LTD. B’HAM W. TWIGG & CO. BIRMINGHAM KENWORTHYS LTD. BIRMINGHAM LION BIRMINGHAM HARCOURTS? LTD. BIRMINGHAM MORTON & CROWDER LTD. BIRMINGHAM E. ARMFIELD LTD. BIRMINGHAM WM. DOWLER & SONS LTD. BIRMM. ? BIRMINGHAM FIRMIN & SONS LTD. LONDON WRIGHT & SON EDGEWARE MIDDX. J R GAUNT & SON LTD. LONDON GAUNT LONDON G. J. WEBB & CO. LTD. LONDON CHATURBIHARI & BROS. ALIGARHUP J. C. PARIKH & CO. DELHI
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#3
08-05-11, 09:01 PM
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brass KC general service buttons
Here is my list (72, UK & India)
A. & W. Ltd, B'ham A.A. & Sons, Aligarh Adams, B'ham H. Allday, Birmingham Armfield Ltd, Birmingham E. Armfield & Co Ltd, Birmingham Beddoes, B'ham Chatur Bihari & Bros, Aligarh Chatur Bihari & Bros, Aligarh U.P. Bliss Bro's, Birmingham Buttons Limited, Birmingham Buttons Ltd, B'ham Buttons Ltd, B'ham, <crossed swords> C.H.C. & S. Ltd, B'ham C.H.C. & S. Ltd, Birmingham Cheney, B'ham Cooke Bros Ltd, B'ham Cooke Bros Ltd, Birmingham Derverlea Products, B'ham The Derverlea Products Ltd, B'ham W. Dowler & Sons, Birmm Wm. Dowler & Son Ltd, Birmm Essor, B'ham Firmin & Sons Ld, Birmingham Firmin & Sons Ltd, London Firmin Ld, London Firmin, London Gaunt, London J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd, London J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd, London Engd. J.R. Gaunt & Son, London G.E. Ltd, B'ham Ed. Gill, Birmingham Sydney Griffith, Birmingham Haseler & Restall Ltd, Birmingham W.H. Haseler Ltd, Birmingham Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London Geo. W. Hughes, St. Pauls, Birmingham Imperial M.W., Aligarh Industries Mills, Aligarh J.B.S. & S., B'ham J.H. Johnson & Co, Aligarh U.P. JP Kenworthy's Ltd, Birmingham J. Landau & Sons Lion, B'ham Morton & Crowder Ltd Morton & Crowder Ltd, Birmingham Newey Bros. Limited, Birmingham Newey Brothers Ltd, Birmingham Niwey Bros Limited, Birmingham Player Bros, B. G. Preston Ld, Birmingham Made in England Special Quality Regal Button Works Ld, B'ham S. & D. Ltd, B'ham N.K. Sharma & Co, Aligarh A. Shirley, B'ham Smith & Wright Limited, Birmingham Smith & Wright Ltd, B'ham Stratton, B'ham W. Twigg & Co Ltd, Birmingham Waterbury Button Co Watts & Horton, B'ham W.C.C.B. C. & J. Webb & Co, London W. White, B'ham Williams & Gray, B'ham Wilmot-Breeden Ltd, Birmingham W.L.M. Ltd, B'ham Woolley & Co (Birmingham) Limd
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#4
08-05-11, 09:09 PM
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Blimey! I have got a long way to go,
 Thanks very much for the list's  Rob
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#5
12-07-11, 05:56 PM
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I've found a couple of General Service button oddities.
The first is a 13mm KC cap button without the lion on the crown The second, a 17mm button has a very flat crown, could this be late Victorian?
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#6
09-02-12, 02:45 PM
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Cast locally made button
The left hand button shown in the pictures below is quite heavy and appears to be a locally made cast copy of a "W.H.HASELER BIRMINGHAM" 24mm button.
It shows a certain amount of shrinkage as you would expect, but I'm not sure of the purpose of the 4 indentations on the back? Rob.
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#7
13-10-22, 06:26 AM
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#8
19-06-13, 11:22 PM
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Gahdiner & co Glasgow Sherlock & co London Sir Peter Tait London
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#9
28-10-16, 03:40 PM
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Rob
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#10
28-10-16, 04:46 PM
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Hello Rob
Deakin & Co it is. Confirmation on this site - illustration of a dug-up general service button made by Deakin - http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/fo...n-w-deakin-co/ Regards Roger
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#11
04-05-17, 02:15 PM
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4 New Large KC GS with a very faint MM, they could be W.B.P LTD BIRMINGHAM like this small one?
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#12
04-05-17, 03:21 PM
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Hello Rob
I think you could well be right "W B & P Ltd Birmingham". I have noted this backmark on buttons before, as well as "B & P Ltd Birmingham" which I think is an earlier mark for the same company. I have a note that "W B & P Ltd Birmingham" were taken over by Gaunt in 1916. If this is correct (can anyone confirm?) then it would nicely date your buttons. Roger
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#13
19-06-13, 09:13 PM
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Other types are 2nd photo 1st clear plastic 2nd leather 3rd black horn 4th green plastic first photo 1st flat brass 2nd black horn 3rd brown plastic 4th Black painted green plastic Last edited by norfolk regt man; 19-06-13 at 09:23 PM.
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