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Tracking down buttons
Hi everyone,
Can any of you knowledgeable people give me some tips on how you procure military buttons. I am finding up here in the north of England very difficult to hunt them out i have found a few online site's, Kellys badges, badges of the world and a few others after a google search. I am interested for the moment in amassing a collection of the pre 1881 line regiments of foot and mainly the large officers gilt buttons. Any help and advice would be most welcomed. Thanks Jimi |
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Try Warrenevanz on ebay -Ian Baker I have known Ian for a number of years ,he's a long standing collector who sells spares etc Recommended
Endici on ebay and also has his own web site A dealer but in my opinion one of the better ones If he makes a mistake , we all do I've found no problems on refunds Again known him a number of years David |
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I would also suggest facebook groups. Quite a few button related groups some for sale and trade.
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Thanks for the replies folks,
Just checked out warenevanz over on ebay. Does he only sell on ebay international? As i could not locate him on ebay.uk I must say the buttons on his listing are of great quality. I will be sure to scout out Facebook for any groups on there. Thanks again for your time and efforts. Jimi. |
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U.K ebay he lives in southhampton
David |
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Hi Jimi,
I finished my collection in July last year and posted a photo of it on this site. I bought the majority of the buttons (90)on Ebay from a variety of sellers including the two mentioned in the above posts as well as kentjester. I also trawled the dealers on militariamart.com such as Dead Spartan and Quartermasters Stores. Good luck in your collecting. |
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Thanks for the link Simon...saved to likes.
Hkbuttonman...what a great collection! And displayed very well too! did that collection take you long to amass? Have you moved on to build a new collection? Jimi |
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Hi Jimi
Not sure if they'll have what you are looking for, but you can try Golden Age Buttons, if you haven't already: http://www.goldenagebuttons.co.uk/ Graham
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Hi Jimi,
It took me about 18 months to collect them all. I then went back to collecting Chinese Treaty Ports related buttons which was my original theme. Roger at goldenagebutton.co.uk is winding down his site - so if he has any buttons available you may need to be quick. |
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Thanks Chris |
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Thank you.
Chris |
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Thanks for the link Graham.
Hkbuttonman thats an impressive time frame for such a collection. yourself and your wallet must have been very busy....... Worth the effort though! Stunning! Jimi |
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