Button, Alfred Holt and Company (Blue Funnel Line)

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Button, Alfred Holt and Company (Blue Funnel Line)

Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company Alfred Holt and Company (Blue Funnel Line). Gilt brass domed button with rope twist outer border and raised inner border. Rectangular blue (indicated by horizontal shading) flag with white (indicated by no shading) diamond in centre with ‘AH’ (letters joined) enclosed. All on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'G VARCOE & SON 16 LONDON ST LONDON'.

Reference to the house flag can be found in ‘Lloyd’s Book of House Flags and Funnels’ 1912 (No.1852, page 125).
Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 6, Plate 85).

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Object Details

ID:	UNI6155.1
Type:	Button
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	G. Varcoe & Son
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 16 mm
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