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Unknown buttons
The first photograph shows three very small buttons used for securing chin straps to peaked caps. The double Xs would suggest the 20th of something.
The second appears to show Zeus hurling a bolt of lightning. It is British made. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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The XX buttons are Lancashire Fusilier ones, the others are GPO cable laying service (I'll have to check the correct title).
Edit - more accurate information here: https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=61140 A Lancashire Fusiliers CFSC with "XX" buttons: Last edited by leigh kitchen; 27-08-19 at 03:04 PM. |
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Ship's Telegraph Officer
In Use 1912-1950's http://www.angelfire.com/wa/dianaspa...tishNavy2.html Last photo bottom of page. Post from another forum : "These were worn throughout MN by officers, warrant and petty officers in WT trades. In the absence of trade badges these were a way of indicating your skills as you moved round your employer's fleet or changed ship and line. Of course they were also backed up by your papers. They were also worn as a button hole badge by leading and ABs, or whatever the line called them, if they were RT/WT trained/qualified."
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The figure is (father) Time .
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Many thanks, The Lancashire Fusiliers being the old 20th Foot makes perfect sense. I did originally check Howard Ripley's Buttons of the British Army and saw that the Lancashire Fusiliers' mess dress button depicts a sphinx inside a wreath. I wrongly assumed that the button used on the peaked cap would be similar.
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Well he has no business hurling lightning bolts, his job is to scythe down those nearing the end of their allotted time on earth. Are the comrades in the Thunderbolt and Lightning and Affiliated Rain Workers Union aware of this breach of agreed trade demarcation rules?
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"GPO Telegraph Dept? - Monarch Steamship Co? Officers Button. 16mm (5/8")."
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I remembered seeing a thread or threads on the Father Time with his broken egg timer insignia on the forum a few years ago - by coincidence I'd scanned The Formation Sign item mentioned in the link when I was rummaging through a stack of them last night, just couldn't remember the proper words, like.
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Early example of 'product placement' , it wasn't an hour glass in his hand , it was a bottle of White Lightning !
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The article Postwarden refers (in the link) in The Formation Sign indicates that Monarch was one of the HM Telegraph ships, along with HMTS Alert, Ariel, and Iris.
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This post went into the realms of bizarre at times but illuminating.
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