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Old 20-11-20, 07:05 PM
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Default QVC lion button

Hi button collectors,
Anyone know this button?
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Old 21-11-20, 04:21 PM
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Anyone know it?
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Cunard Shipping?

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Old 21-11-20, 04:37 PM
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for your suggestion. I was wondering the same.
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Not Cunard (cat with nut), but the crest is for the Honourable East India Company (cat with basket)

A similar design without QVC is known as a general design for army officers.
This design could be post Indian Mutiny (1857) when the Crown took over. I think Kemp left Smith, Kemp & Wright in the 1860s.

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Old 21-11-20, 08:59 PM
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Hi btns,
Thank you for that information.
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Old 29-11-20, 08:15 PM
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Not Cunard (cat with nut), but the crest is for the Honourable East India Company (cat with basket)

A similar design without QVC is known as a general design for army officers.
This design could be post Indian Mutiny (1857) when the Crown took over. I think Kemp left Smith, Kemp & Wright in the 1860s.
Hi btns,
Here are more scans of this brass button for your interest, with dimensions.
Cheers,
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