Button, Shire Line (Jenkins & Co Ltd)

Button. Rope twist edge. Within a raised circular border on a lined background is circular border with SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS on it. In centre is a fouled anchor with a crown (with brickwork pattern) above the anchor. Above the crown is an animal facing left, standing on three legs and waving the fore right leg.

Object Details

ID: UNI6022
Collection: Uniforms
Type: Button
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gardiner & Co
Date made: Unknown
People: Shire Line (Jenkins & Co Ltd)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 25 mm