Button ID

[Sonofacqms]

I have been sorting out my buttons and have come to a full stop with these, any help would be appreciated.

1 20mm G/M button by Firmin & Sons, London

2 25mm G/M KC button by W.T. Wigg & Co, Birmingham

3 20mm W/M KC button by John Hammond & Co Ltd, Newcastle, Staffs

4 15mm G/M KC button by Firmin & Co Ltd, London

5 15mm G/M KC button by Firmin, London

6 15mm G/M QC button by Scully, Montreal

Thanks Rob

[tarabelle]

Hey

Could 2 and 3 ve south african railways and the one with the grim reaper I've seen as ships telegraph officer

T

[tarabelle]

Number 1 worshipful company of good smiths?
T

[tarabelle]

Goldsmiths I mean

[tarabelle]

Last one south Alberta light horse

T

[leigh kitchen]

5 is Post Office Telegraphists, I think its featured in other threads on the forum.

[Sonofacqms]

Many thanks Tarabelle and Leigh, I kept thinking number 5 was Inns of Court,
the others I thought were maybe railway or judicial.

Among my buttons I have sorted are several hat buttons which I may offer on the forum as pairs for anyone who wants to complete a hat with buttons missing.

Rob

[Milmed]

#2 and #3 are both South African Railways for the period c1910 to c1916

[Sonofacqms]

Milmed,
Thank you for the dated information, nice to know when they were worn.

Rob

[Buttonman]

No. 5 was worn by officers on post office telegraph cable laying ships.

David.

[Sonofacqms]

David, thanks for that, I thought the outer edge had a naval feeling.

Rob