London Badge and Button Co Ltd

[GriffMJ]

Hi All

London Badge and Button Co Ltd
Incorporation Date: 3 Dec 1940 - 72 Years old

Does anyone have pre QE2 examples?

[Peter Brydon]

This site:

http://www.walterbeauchamp.com/index...-brands/london

suggests the company was formed in 1973.

P.B.

[GriffMJ]

Peter

The info I show comes from Companies House?

[altcar73]

Originally Posted by 8thfoot

This site:

http://www.walterbeauchamp.com/index...-brands/london

suggests the company was formed in 1973.

P.B.

Your link appears to refer to a Canadian Company. Remember, the UK does not have the monopoly on towns/cities called "London".

Dave.

[Alan O]

I have only ever seen modern LB&B badges from 1980s and 90s.

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,

Looking into LB&B - Griffs entry does exist and is either:

a) an error

or

b) for a totally different company as per Dave's suggestion:

From book:

7. London Badge & Button Company Limited
The London Badge & Button Company Limited was started by Mr Keith Riddle on 10th December 1973 with premises in Warstone Lane, Birmingham. (1) (2) The company became part of the Toye Group of companies in January 2000 being part of Poston Products Limited who, in 2010, were producing men’s fashions accessories with the London Badge & Button Company Limited still retaining its own line of Army and Navy products. The London Badge & Button Company Limited also stated in its sales literature that the controlling Toye Group specialised in ‘limited production runs’. This statement is important to collectors of anodised aluminium cap badges and one that should be treated with a certain degree of apprehension.

The London Badge & Button Company Limited was a relative newcomer to the anodised aluminium cap badge manufacturer’s club and one in which its most commonly used slider is probably the easiest to recognise. This allows easy identification of unmarked badges purportedly manufactured by this company (see Chapter 7 - Vertical Shanks).

Footnotes to (1) and (2).

1. Email from Christine Cushing, Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd. to the author dated 22nd September 2011. Christine obtained the information form two remaining ex-managers of the London Badge & Button Company Limited who at the time of correspondence, were still working for Toye, Kenning and Spencer. However, companies house stated that the London Badge and Button Co. Ltd. was incorporated on 3rd December 1940. The Companies House entry is deemed to be in error.

2. Email from Christine Cushing, Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, to the author dated 18th December 2008.

Regards

Chris

[GriffMJ]

The entry at Companies House UK is here http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/lt...button-company