This page is part of an on-going project to help button enthusiasts
identify buttons.
Members are welcome to submit images of buttons for identification.
The request will be forwarded to our panel of experts, and
any viewer is invited to respond. Responses will be added
to this page as appropriate. Please submit images for identification,
and comments on any of the existing images, to BBS member
Jenny. Please
include your BBS membership number in any correspondence.
The Society welcomes enquiries from non members and will
endeavour to identify your buttons. We do, however, ask for
a donation of £5 towards our costs. Please make your
cheque payable to The British Button Society and send it to
our Treasurer, Alison Palmer, whose address is on our Home
Page. If you can confirm the cheque has been mailed we will
be happy to proceed.
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From
Denis in Malta: Member number426/e:
Please can you add any information.
‘D I’ possibly Dona Isabella - Brass with
traces of silver, metal back, 24mm, maker not visible.
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From Sandra member No 1741:
Please help to identify this button.
It is very thin, measuring only 1 mm. and I bought it
from an Antiques fair, where the seller had no idea as
to its identity.
Thank you.
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From Grant, member No 1368:
This button has an eight pointed star, Georgian crown,
bugle and motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense' surrounding
a rose. It is Gilt, open back, 16mm diameter, with a
back mark of C Jennens London and the Prince of Wales
feathers - I have no idea by who or when it was worn. |
From Dixon
This button pertains to the Light Infantry Company of
the North Hampshire Militia, c1816-1820. The North Hampshire
Militia changed to this pattern c1816, following the long
usage of the crown over a very small rose over script
'NH'. The back mark structure runs fully from c1808-1834,
but as the button is still open back it can be dated to
c 1820/21 only. The feature of the Light Companies having
distinctive buttons, appears to cease around 1820. Shoulder
belt plate and shako plate distinctions did continue until
1855. |
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From Grant, member No 1368:
This button has the Imperial crown, wreath of thistles
and star. It is good quality Gilt, closed back, 26mm diameter,
with a back mark of Firmin & Sons London - I am led
to believe that it was worn by the Cameronians (Scottish
Rifles), maybe a Mess Waiters button, but this has not
been confirmed nor the time span for which it was worn. |
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From Grant, member No 1368:
This button has a Victorian crown and 'WY' below. It is
Gilt, open back, 14mm diameter, with no back mark - Could
this have been worn by the Warwickshire Yeomanry, however,
their early buttons had the letters 'WY' in Old English,
could this be another pattern, if so what time span. |
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From Sergeant Nikki Randall.
Please help the Canadian Police with a murder
investigation. This button was found near a body.
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From Richard member 1346
I welcome help in IDing this button. It is white metal,
Victorian crown, 20mm diameter, Maker: Hobson and Sons
Lexington St. London. Letters
N C to centre, scalloped type pattern on circumference.
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From Denis,
20.03.10
Natal Carabiniers
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From Rex:
This is the livery of Airey of Oakwood Grange,
Leeds. |
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From John 14.07.09
Please could you identify this button, found in my
garden. I think that it belonged to a Naval Captain
who lived in our cottage in 1851.
The backmark is Harisson & Smith Ltd, Birmingham.
John.
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From Jan:
This is a 20th century GPO button worn by Post Office
workers made in both metal and horn. |
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From Graham 02.06.09:
Please could someone put a name to this button which
I believe is a Volunteer Regiment button circa 1800.
Thank you.
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From
Dixon:
This pertains to the Ouse & Derwent Volunteer Infantry,
an East Riding of Yorkshire corps of 6 Companies numbering
360 men. Raised 5 September 1803 under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Richard Thompson, by 1807
the command had devolved upon Sir Thomas Clarges, Baronet.
The corps appear to have remained independent of the
Local Militia Act of 1808, and either served on without
allowances until 1814, or opted for disbandment.
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From Ian D 21.05.09
This is one button that is eluding my father’s
identification. It was made in India by J.H.Johnson
of Aligarh, UP. Any help would be appreciated. |
From Ian S 14.09.09
Suma Valley Light Horse |
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From Geoff, USA 16.5.09
I would be grateful if anyone could identify this button.
The back mark is “CROSS & MORGAN PLYMOUTH”
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From Ian S 14.09.09
First
City of London Engineer Volunteers |
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From Daryl Adams 4.5.09
have 2 buttons I cannot identify. Could you please
help me with an ID and maybe a time period when they
were used? Thank you. |
From Ian S 14.09.09
Standard pattern German Infantry WW1
Other is either French or Belgian Army (various units
used the flaming grenade design) probably WW1 period.
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From Paul Cleaver 10.10.09
I found this button with my metal detector - Its a
bit unusual though not of great age
Its made of a very light alloy.
Can you idenify it for me.
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From Jan:
This is an aluminium dress button possibly 1960s.
Many different designs were made, some of them
looked armorial,
others had castles, boats etc. |
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From Chris Etherington 15.11.08:
This button was recently dug up in the grounds of
a former workhouse in West Dorset. It measures 2.5cms
in diameter and is copper. Any ideas, please?
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From Ian S 14.09.09
Stock pattern letter button . This design used by many
organisations mid 19th century onwards. |
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From Joe Rayner 14.11.08:
I found this button on farmland while metal detecting.
It is about 1 ¼ inches and made of bronze alloy.
Can anyone date this button and explain the picture on
the front. Thank you.
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From Russell 10.11.2008:
This button was detected in Warwickshire. It is 18mm
diameter. Any ideas on who Henry Tuthil was? |
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From Gerard, Netherlands 02:09:08
Can you please help with the identification of this
rather odd button. It has 42 on it. It was found in
Dutch fields together with many English buttons (livery,
military, ca. 1860).
It is made of brass, 18 mm, cast with a staff type shank
with drilled hole.
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From Alison and Michael 15.08.08:
Please could you help with ID of the “Roman”
button found in our garden.
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From
Jenny :
Sadly, it is not a button from the Roman period. I would
date it to late 19th/20th century. A lot of buttons were
made depicting classical figures. Jenny |
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From Ashley 06.08.08:
The following are allegedly transport buttons, and
came together with a lot of other transport/tramway
buttons. Any chance you could pass these around your
experts to see if we can get an identification?
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Earlier
items here. |
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