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Buttons - Livery and Government

Canadian Rod's finds were exported to him and on cleaning up some of his old buttons to his amazement this Revolutionary War 1789 Eagle Button Washington appeared. Rare find. Congratulations to Rod.

Livery Buttons These 19th century buttons have intriguing designs, rooted in the histories of the noble families of Great Britain The word livery comes from the French livree meaning to liberate or bestow. It was used to describe giving to retainers, who provided domestic service to the nobles and aristocrats. It came to mean the suit of clothes worn by menservants in the colors of the master who provides it and for whom they work. So from the stable boy through the page boys, each would wear his master's livery. The master wouldn't wear the livery, but he might have cufflinks or a ring using the same symbol. Many of the crest used on livery buttons descended from the crest which knights wore on top of their helmets. It enabled friend and foe to recognize each other in battle. Identifying livery buttons can be difficult and almost impossible. When matching buttons with pictures, everything must be exact. Often the crest is shared by many families.

Livery button 1806 - 1824 R Bushby St Martins Lane	Titled family livery button	1838 Nortzell & Son	Bell family livery button

Livery button No BM	Livery button BM 1875 Firmin & Sons 153 Strand London	Hunting button BM Mens sporting design	Livery button BM 1843-1861 Boggett & Reynolds St Martins Lane London

Hunting button No BM	Livery button No BM	Livery button No BM	Livery button Unknown BM Jackson Ribby Gracechurch Street London

Hunting button BM Mens sporting design	Livery button No BM	Brown family Livery button Unknown maker Oldham Lombard St London	19th Livery button no back mark

hunting button	Peacock Beauty, power, and knowledge	Raised hand	Bird on a Duke's crown

Fox hunting button One who will use all that he/she may possess of wisdom and wit in his/her own defense	Greyhound Courage, vigilance, and loyalty	R monogrammed button	Baron's button One who will not fight unless provoked; peace and harmony

Nice monogrammed button	Fishing button	Raven Divine providence	Very unusual raised wolf head button Reward from perseverance in long sieges and/or hard industry

Monogrammed	Hound Courage, vigilance, and loyalty	'Titled' family	Titled family

Bird on a crown(b)	Fishing button(w)	Unicorn on Duke's crown(x)	Association with the law or the legal profession

Griffen on Duke's crown(c) Person of noble nature, strength, bravery, and alertness; or one who is high-spirited, ingenious, quick-witted, and judicious; "True magnanimity and strength of mind" acc. to Guillim. If wings "displayed," it signifies protection	Monogrammed T H	One who will not fight unless provoked; peace and harmony	Crown indicates titled family

Rev Danbuz household livery button Person of noble nature, strength, bravery, and alertness; or one who is high-spirited, ingenious, quick-witted, and judicious; "True magnanimity and strength of mind" acc. to Guillim. If wings "displayed," it signifies protection	Gilded boars head (r) Hospitality	Crested(r)	Crown and shield(b)

Gilded bulls head (c) Valour, bravery, generosity	Rev Danbuz household livery button	livery button	Hand holding Fluer de lis Purity; light; floral badge of France; represents sixth son as mark of difference

Bird	Honour; if the head of a "blackamoor" or Moor, refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades	Arm with weapon A person with qualities of leadership	Shooting button with Latin inscription

Bulls head livery button Valour, bravery, generosity	Prancing Lion livery button Dauntless courage	Livery Button - dog with dragon head	Monogrammed button

Tally Ho hunting button	Boar's head livery button Hospitality	Boars head on a sword livery button Hospitality	Lion livery button

Stag head livery button	Lion livery button	Greek god livery button	Hunting livery button

Unicorn design livery button	Follett family livery button	Lion design livery button	Lion livery button

Griffin design livery button	Livery button with cockerel design	Maidenhead Volunteer Fire Brigade, pre WW1.	Livery button ?

Dragon design livery button	Really nice etched Pewter button with a fox design probably 18thC	19thC livery button	Livery button with slave in chains

Rabbit livery button	Livery button	Livery button	Stag livery button

Flying duck button	18thC button	Stags head livery button	Livery button

Bird button	Burgoyne family livery button	Livery button	Livery button

Fish design hunting buttton	Bird design livery button	Boars Head	Hunting livery button

1876-1894 Honour; if the head of a "blackamoor" or Moor, refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades Livery button Firmin & Sons Ld 153 Strand London	Livery button	Interesting button	Hunting button

Hound head hunting button	Livery button	Livery button	Fish design Livery button

1852-1875 Heart and Hand Firmin & Sons 13 Conduit St London	1876-1894 Firmin & Sons Ltd Strand London	Livery button 1852-1875 Firmin & Sons 153 Strand London	Bird livery button

Livery button with unlisted manufacturer B.Warwick - Regents Street	Livery button with unlisted manufacturer Oakshette & Co 15 Mill St Conduit St London (same street as Firmin & Sons)	Livery button 1871-1873 Reynolds & Co 50 St Martins Lane London	Livery button

Tauton family Livery button	Livery button	Livery button	?

1876-1894 Honour; if the head of a "blackamoor" or Moor, refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades Livery button Firmin & Sons Ld 153 Strand London	?	19thC hunting livery button	Livery button

Early one piece - Prince of Wales - not checked ref books yet	Livery button	Livery button	1856-1860 Livery button 'FORTITER IN BE' FIRMIN & SONS 153 Strand & 13 Conduit St

Livery button	'BE FIRM' 1895 Pitt & Co Maddox St London	Livery button	Livery button

Livery button	Livery button	Livery button	Livery button

Livery button	Livery button	Hunting button	Rider and jocky button

19thC hunting button	Livery button	Livery button	Livery button

Livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button

19thC livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button

19thC livery button	Interesting button with I in the middle - could be military - needs more research	Earl Cadogan 19thC livery button	19thC livery button

19thC livery button	Hunting livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button

19thC livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button	19thC livery button

19thC livery button	19thC livery button	1876-1894 Honour; if the head of a "blackamoor" or Moor, refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades Livery button Firmin & Sons Ld 153 Strand London	19thC Livery button

19thC livery button	19thC livery button	19thC Livery button	19thC Livery button

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Railways, Trams & Buses

The Great Eastern Railway button	London Midland and Scottish Railway Company 1907-1959 Buttons Ltd	Eastern Railways button	London and North East Railways 1907-1959 Buttons Ltd [crossed swords trademark] Birmingham

Northern Railways button	Stevenson's rocket button - worlds first ever steam train	Eastern Counties bus company button	North Eastern Railway button

Stevenson's rocket button - worlds first ever steam train	North Eastern Railway button(b)	Eastern Railways button	Railways button

Manchester - 'Ship, Canal Railways' button	Southern Railways button	UK - Britain Huddersfield Corporation Tramways 1883 - 1940 General Staff Maker - Unknown	Manchester Corporation Tramways button

Southend on Sea Corporation transport Trolley Buses - 1925 - 1954 Special Quality	Manchester Transport Corporation	Warrington Corporation Tramways	London and North East Railways 1907-1959 Buttons Ltd [crossed swords trademark] Birmingham

20thC Large and small Great Western Railways buttons		London North East Railways	Chatham Railway rally button

Midland Railway button J Gaunt and Sons Ltd London From 1899		Newport Corporation Transport	Colchester Corporation button

Maidenhead Volunteer Fire Brigade, pre WW1.	19thC Gt Eastern railway and steamship button	Chatham and Dover Railway London	Northern Railways button

20thC Eastern Counties bus company button	Great western railways button	Great western railways button	London and North Eastern Railways button

Midland and Scottish Railway company button	County Borough of newport tramways button	London and Chatham railway button	20thC British rail button

Great Eastern Railways button	19thC North Eastern railways button	19thC North Eastern railways button	19thC London and North East railways button

Stevenson's rocket button - worlds first ever steam train	The Great Eastern railway button The Eastern Counties Railway opened in 1839. In 1862 it amalgamated with three other companies, to form the Great Eastern Railway	CVWC ?	Great Western Railways button

19thC London Docklands button	19thC South Eastern railways button	CM ?	North Eastern Railways button

Police buttons

Newark Police button	Hull Police Early 20thC Firmin and Son Ltd London	Lancaster police button(c)	Essex police button

19thC Essex Constabulary button	Police button
Local Govt and others

Corporation button ? 'In Deo Spes' In God is my hope 1876-1894 Firmin & Sons Ld 153 Strand London	19thc London District Post Office button	Staleybridge, Hyde, Mossely and Dukinfield Joint Transport Board	World button

Probably a Generic Police Button of Royal Parks etc. 1902-1952	'Excelsidi' button	City of London - COA's	USA Post Office Dep't

19thC London County Council	19thC Essex corporation button	19thC Button with crest	1747 School Button

Cherub with wings button with latin inscription	Colchester Corporation button	Neat button with crown and Portcullis design(x)	WWII Civil defence button

North Western company button	20thC ABC cinema button	1696 Fire office hand in hand button	Fire Office the Strand (London) button

EPWW monogrammed button	Ipswich corporation button	Corporation button	Victorian Royal Court, One of which is . . . Officer at Arms, Earl Marshal of England (r)

Guardian Insurance company 1876-1894 Firmin & Sons Ld 153 Strand London	Great dated button - 1747 'Mr W Naggs's Charity'	Corporation button	1624 E. LATYMERS ALMS BOYS During the 17th century important charities were founded for schools and for alms-houses. Latymer school was established under the will of Edward Latymer dated 1624 Latymer school catered only for boys but in 1778 a girls' charity school was started in Edmonton

1714 dated button Union Society	Corporation button	County of Essex	County of Essex

'E.Edwards Charity button' 1721-1942 By will proved 1871 Edward Edwards left stock for gifts of bread, coal, or clothing, to Church of England widows of Coalbrookdale parish. In 1975 the income of his charity, which included a bequest of Elizabeth Edwards, was £10. From: 'Madeley: Charities for the poor', A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11: Telford (1985), pp. 76-77. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18075 Date accessed: 12 April 2009.		Gresham Club button The London Capital Club building was purpose built for the Gresham Club in 1915 when they moved from their old location in St. Swithins Lane. The Gresham Club, named after Sir Thomas Gresham, a noted Elizabethan dignitary and founder of the Royal Exchange, was founded in 1843.	Assurance button

Corporation button	Corporation button	General post office button	Corporation button

Corporation button	Really neat 1824 dated gilded button	19thC Office of Bounty charity button	19thC Colchester club button

19thC corporation button


Unknown buttons

Button with crown	?	?	TVC ?

?		Crown button

?	Ship button	Silvered button with crown ?	P.S ?

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