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clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(40)
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copper
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Stone button with silver shank (Button)
Stone button with silver shank (Button)
Button, Trinity House uniform: Trinity House Light House Vessel Service (Button)
Button, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1843 (Button)
Uniform button (Button)
Stone buttons with silver shanks (Button)
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