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Button, Scottish Shire Line Limited (Turnball, Martin & Company)
Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company Scottish Shire Line Limited (Turnball, Martin & Company). Gilt brass domed button with a rope twist outer border and raised inner border. A swallowtail flag with saltire (unsure of colour) appears on lined ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed - PAISLEY’S GLASGOW
Reference to the house flag can be found in ‘Lloyd’s Book of House Flags and Funnels’ 1912 (No.1217, page 94).
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed - PAISLEY’S GLASGOW
Reference to the house flag can be found in ‘Lloyd’s Book of House Flags and Funnels’ 1912 (No.1217, page 94).
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI5984 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Button |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Paisley's Limited |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 23 mm |
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