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Brass NZ Forces button back stamps
This is a list of back stamps (not necessarily the maker) of NZ Forces buttons that I have observed. Small size buttons often have a shortened name due to space restrictions of the button and have not been included.
Does anyone have any others? B & P Ltd B'HAM Buttons Limited Birmingham C Pitt & Co Ltd London W.I. E Armfield & Co Ltd Birmingham Gaunt London J.R. Gaunt & Son London J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd London J.W. TipTaft & Son Ltd B'HAM Jennens & Co Ltd London Made in England Not marked Smith & Wright Ltd BHAM Special Quality Stokes & Sons Melbourne Superb Quality Van Staveren Wellington Wm Dowler & Sons Ltd BIRMm Wooley & Co (Birmingham) LIMD Thanks Barry |
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Hi Barry,
I have most of the New Zealand Forces (Oldham 13/25) you listed. Others: Armfield & Co Ltd Birmingham (without the E) Hobson & Sons J R Gaunt & Son London Eng C & J Weldon London Also have an Artillery (Oldham 13/21): Firmin London Cheers, John |
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I have some Firmin NZ Force buttons.
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I have a "Extra Superb" 17mm NZ Forces Button, and a "Livingstone 1947" (I think, near impossible to read) Leather 17mm NZ Forces Button.
Has anyone ever sighted a "A Levy, Wellington" NZ Forces Button. I know they made NZ Railways buttons, but there is a rumor they also made NZ Army Buttons during WW1. But I have never seen. Thanks James. |
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Hi Barry,
I have a Stillwell & sons barbican London and a Hallenstein bros army contractors. Steve |
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I have FIRMIN & SONS Ld LONDON. (The d in limited is actually capitalized but half sized and underlined) See my album, New Zealand Artillery buttons
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Thanks for all the replies.
This is the combined list of BRASS NZ Forces button BACK STAMPS. Once again, the back stamp is only that, and does not mean it was made by that company. To my knowledge the ONLY embossed metal button maker in NZ was P Robert of Palmerston North, who had their dies stolen after a very short period of time. Armfield & Co Ltd Birmingham B & P Ltd B'HAM Buttons Limited Birmingham C Pitt & Co Ltd London W.I. C & J Weldon London E Armfield & Co Ltd Birmingham Extra Superb Firman Firman & Sons Ld London Gaunt London Hobson & Sons J.R. Gaunt & Son London J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd London J.W. TipTaft & Son Ltd B'HAM Jennens & Co Ltd London JR Gaunt & Son London Eng Made in England No marking, plain back Smith & Wright Ltd BHAM Special Quality Stillwell & Sons Barbican London Stokes & Sons Melbourne Superb Quality Van Staveren Wellington Wm Dowler & Sons Ltd BIRMm Wooley & Co (Birmingham) LIMD Barry |
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