button ???

[argyll]

good morning,

I would like what is it this button :



size : 25 mm
observation :
it's writting in the face : CCL (I don't Know the good order about the letter)

comme from England

thank's in advance.

regards

michel

[btns]

LCC = London County Council
Many of the Council's services used this design.

[Cribyn]

Hello Michel

I think the order of initials is 'LCC' and the button is for London County Council. Not 100% sure though, so perhaps someone else will confirm.

Regards
Roger

There you are, confirmation from btns! He beat me to it!

[davidwyke]

Hi Michel

Without wanting to sound like an echo - it is London County Council.

Probably not particularly old either.

Did you find it in France or in the UK?

David

PS.... I should have paid more attention to your post - it was found in England, presumably in or around London?

[davidwyke]

Michel

As regards date, it would be 1890's at the very earliest but is probably more recent than that.

David

[argyll]

good morning,

thank's a lot for all answer.

this buttons presented here come from to around of LONDON.

it's buying in eBay for to complete my buttons collection (British units used during the Napoleonic war).

regards



michel

[davidwyke]

Originally Posted by argyll

good morning,

thank's a lot for all answer.

this buttons presented here come from to around of LONDON.

it's buying in eBay for to complete my buttons collection (British units used during the Napoleonic war).

regards



michel

Definitely not used during the Napoleonic War!

[btns]

I think I have never seen this backmark.
It is similar to the 'greek key' and 'hammer key' backmarks and says "Everyone in our business knows we made them, but our customers do not"
Has anyone seen it before? If so, have collectors given it a name?

[davidwyke]

Originally Posted by btns

I think I have never seen this backmark.
It is similar to the 'greek key' and 'hammer key' backmarks and says "Everyone in our business knows we made them, but our customers do not"
Has anyone seen it before? If so, have collectors given it a name?

I don't think I've seen that exact mark before either. I have buttons with examples of quite a few different "anonymous" marks, they seem to be more common on police buttons than military buttons.

The explanation for them probably varies a bit but I thought the usual explanation was when the buttons were sold through a retailer, they would ask for this type of mark to be used rather than the usual manufacturers backmark. Probably so when buttons were re-ordered it would be from the retailer and not directly from the manufacturer.

David

[argyll]

thank you for your information