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).

Object Details

ID: UNI6387
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