Button, Merchant Navy
Button worn on the uniform of the Merchant Navy. White metal domed button with raised border with naval crown and anchor on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'BLISS BROS LD RD665050'
The shank is soldered onto the reverse of the button. There is also a little corrosion at bottom of the shank.
Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 15, Plate 78).
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'BLISS BROS LD RD665050'
The shank is soldered onto the reverse of the button. There is also a little corrosion at bottom of the shank.
Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 15, Plate 78).
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Object Details
ID: | UNI6387 |
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Collection: | Uniforms |
Type: | Button |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bliss Bros Limited |
Date made: | Unknown |
People: | Merchant Navy; Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 19 mm |