• THE WIND RISES

      Livery buttons and badges. It is coat size and appears to be silver.



      • Livery buttons and badges Hello all Could anybody give me a possible id on this button . Was found in Coventry and would like to know more about it please. These two livery buttons came with a machine from Norwich, Norfolk England. It appears to be a livery button featuring a bearded male head A few weeks ago I was looking at buttons online, and my 3 year old son saw this one on the computer screen. Discussion. Also, does it have any significance if a crown appears on livery badge? Many thanks. Hi everyone I found this button whilst metal detecting yesterday in Sinton Green (near Worcester). This button is from the Captain Emilio collection. Found my first livery button yesterday I think. I wondered if this Button would be of interest, found today detecting in North Wales, and might know a little more about it at all please? A griffin head, Dave Hiddleston’s find…. Facebook group hosted by Sebastian de Valcourt. The Royal livery buttons are often simply made with the crown symbol as the image. thanks Hello! I'm new here and enjoying looking at all your fantastic buttons. Any ideas? Looks like there is a rainbow and a sun In splendor above the dove? A cross pattee on the Griffen on the tower A beautiful older Livery Button with a full coat of arms, and motto. I know that Monogram buttons sometimes pop up on this site. Livery Buttons and Badges - Facebook Livery Buttons Identification, Classification and Heraldry, Vol I & Vol II by Tom Skovronsky. It could be for a family’s uniform at their French chateau in This "demi-lion" rampant holding a lozenge with a tudor rose and being charged on the shoulder with a cross pattée has escaped identification. I can find a similar one with horseshoe in centre but not this one Livery Buttons and Badges. Like the Kirby vacuum cleaner. Has anyone got any ideas please, I've tried but can't find anything 樂 Thank you in advance I am interested in learning more about this livery button. Researching buttons is new to me, I have just been given a box of "old" buttons by the "boss" of the Charity shop I Hi, could anyone ID this livery button please Could anyone help IDing this button please. In this picture they all appear to have a wheat sheaf. I do not have the back image. I believe the motto to be: "Dispersit Thanks for the add. It was Some livery buttons made by American companies Hello all, I'm new here and thought I would show my latest detecting find. So maybe there is French connecties to the family. I would specifically like to know what animal Can you identify this button and how would you describe the symbols? * fusils? * trefoils or crosses fleury fitchy? The backmark is Firmin & Sons Ld, 47 Thank you for adding me to this group. . Sadly the acidic soil is never very kind to anything copper based. 16mm cuff circa 1880. 13. Oct 6, 2024 · Livery, Hunt, and other buttons This category is designed for buttons which do not fit into our main categories of Indian, BriIish military pre 1911, and Royal. The word itself derives from the French livrée, meaning dispensed, handed over. Hello! I've found this livery button which I really like and am planning to buy but no idea of who it might have belonged to or what it symbolises. Many Thanks Livery often includes elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body featured in the livery. Back is P&S Firming 153 Hi all. Could you please give me some information. On the back it says Firmin and Strand. I'm looking for help to possibly identify this livery/hunting button the button appears to be a crown with an arm/hand holding an arrow. Bogett in London . More. Livery Buttons The Pitt Collection by Gwen Squires. * 26mm, brass * Jennens & Co London On a Can anyone ID this livery button please ? Hi folks. Most often it would indicate that the wearer of the . Be nice to tie it back to the area if possible. The closest I've found is the Arney family but Arney has a mural crown, whereas this has a ducal coronet. This 1840s button from P&S Firmin needs a family to go with it. The back is marked as Silvester and co, Strand, London and an online search suggests they made livery buttons in the early 19th C. The bird (dove?) is holding a cross and crosslets in it's beak and has a snake coiled around it's body. His words were "Please, I want it in my hands!" very cute, Hi, I think it's a livery button but I could be wrong but is anyone able to help with some information on this please, thank you Hi all, newbie here! Back in 2013 I started metal detecting. 4K members. I work at Amerongen Castle and I have a livery button and I know the family: (Van Aldenburg) Bentinck. Many Thanks Can you identify this button? Found in Hampshire. could anyone please ID this little find? Found in County Durham. I found this button today. It came off a scarlet hunt coat. Sorry for the poor quality of this button (dug up yesterday), but I can't find a single similar looking example to help me identify this, so any pointers would be gratefully received. Non-livery posts will be removed. BM Lloyd Dublin. 8K members. &J. The red hand of Ulster indicates he is a baronet. Two pictures of its back are attached. Could anyone identify this button for me please. About. Does anyone have a read on the Apologies for the dirt admin, I was hoping to let it dry out more before cleaning Found in Albany, Western Australia. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. On the back is firming and sons. The previous owner had labelled the button as Interesting livery button Good evening - I was hoping someone in this group could tell me whose livery button we unearthed. Created Apr 12, 2016. 3 buttons from 2 different cardinals and 1 normal livery button. I found this livery button with a coat of arm sorry for the quality. Livery Buttons and Badges I know this is buttons and badges but I found this ring today that appears to have an engraved lion or griffin similar to some I've seen on livery buttons. Featured. The yellow metal one is without a backmark. Thank you in advance. I assume the other figure is a bull I've found out it was made at G. I thought maybe a Livery Buttons and Badges I have a button I need to find an ID for. Could anyone help with a family ID on this button I found in Kent. The crest on the right and motto are for this family. It is an older Firmin button, dated to around 1837, larger I need some ideas to identify this button. Restricted. any information would be appreciated. Hi Can anyone help ID this crest button. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Got 4 new buttons for my collection. As you can see there appears to be a Mr punch at the top and four Has anyone any ideas on this badge please? I thought it might be military however so far I drawn a blank everyway I look. Can anyone tell me about the arms this button belongs to? Kind regards Jacky from Holland Apr 15, 2024 · English Royal Livery would also have a badge with Crown at the top & “ER” for the Queen Elizabeth. All came from Salzburg town (austria). It looks like a squirrel and (Griffen?). Can anybody please ID this button? I’ve searched online but can’t see anything similar. I recently bought some uniforms and there was a frock coat with Livery buttons, one of Hi . I get a lot of buttons with my purchase of machines. Pitt circa 1895-1915. Members. Fox-Davies. Silver Plated. Looks to me like a boar so would be great to know what family it belonged too! Livery Button By John Hunter , Maddox, LONDON Anyone able to help me with this one? Looks like a K next to the crown which is confusing me further. Thank You Being a vintage sewing machine sewist. Is this just an expression of style? Or some form of Dual crest I do not know about? Click to read more about Livery Buttons: Identification, Classification and Heraldry by Tom Skovronsky. 5. I found some what I believe are livery buttons. Thank you for the add to this group. Hi, thanks for the add. Oct 20, 2024 · Looking RFC/RAF badges, especially WW1 period. It was found in Strathtay Perthshire. Most often it would indicate that the wearer of the Could anyone pleas help with the identification of this livery button, found in West Cornwall. Good Morning, I found this button this morning, is it some kind of livery button. This RE HAYWARD button, 1843-51 can use an ID. The 1st pictures are the ones I've found, the other pictures are the ones I purchased for my daughter as she Really new to this topic - never even heard of livery buttons until yesterday and have been told this is one. Thanks Found this little button Bath area. I have had this button for a while, and finally did the research. If anyone can ID a family it would greatly appreciated. I've found several 18th century gold guild military buttons on this I am interested in learning more about this livery button. I’ve bought a small box of these brass buttons recently in two sizes, mostly unused and wonder if anyone can tell me which family they Hello kind people. Some are stamped Firmin & Langdale London and some are stamped Can you identify this black horn button? Black horn is unusual for livery buttons. Alternatively, some kind of a personal emblem or badge, or a distinctive colour, is featured. I collect mainly Militaria but quite often come across Livery Buttons . Found in a box of old buttons, Any help provided would be greatly appreciated. Looks like a bird with a snake in its mouth. Firmin and sons, 153 strand, London. Can anybody identify the origin of these livery buttons? I have got as far as Edward Armfield, Birmingham late 19th/early 20th but hit a brick wall on the crest/motif. Looks to me like a boar so would be great to know what family it belonged too! Could I please have some help identifying this livery button with an Elephant and Squirrel I have had a good look on line but came up empty. Any comments are appreciated. can anybody please give me any details on the crest or history of the item . It is an older Firmin button, dated to around 1837, larger Livery often includes elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body featured in the livery. I think the backmark would date it to around 1838. Found this one today, bit crusty but still readable Says C&J Weldon, Hi. Found in Gloucestershire New livery button. A group dedicated to the collecting, research and sharing of Non-Military Livery Buttons and Badges, common to (but not limited to) the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Military, civic uniform and others have there own groups of specialized knowledge. Any help with Hi I'm new here thanks for accepting me! Can anyone help me identify my livery button please? Not the best picture and I don't know how to clean it up sorry. It looks like a Seahorse? or someone said a maybe a Hippocampus? Thanks. Media Hi everyone, Found my first Livery Button Yesterday. Livery Buttons and Badges Can anybody identify the origin of these livery buttons? I have got as far as Edward Armfield, Birmingham late 19th/early 20th but hit a brick wall on the crest/motif. Thanks for the add. Could anyone please help to identify and date it. this button for me please. A friend found this button recently and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on it. It looks like a British Earl's coronet over a dog and goat. I've become a member for a special reason. Backmark is Perfectionne, Paris, many thanks. D. Although I've got a fair few buttons, this is my first livery button. They specialised in both livery and military buttons. . EXTRA RICH on the back. It is coat size and appears to be silver. Can anyone help me identify this book of buttons. Cheers. Many thanks The company Charles and Jeremiah Weldon made buttons from 1851 to 1910's. Could anyone please id this livery button it's 25mm dia many thanks A good day to all. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Would this stunning button, which was part of a huge livery collection, be a heraldic badge? Two eagle feathers wrapped with a ribbon. I googled the motto and was told it was used by the Hutchinson family of Durham. Help appreciated with identifying this Livery button. Many thanks. The Dunstable Swan Jewel, a livery badge from about 1400 AD, perhaps of Henry V as Prince of Wales. I am a military cap badge collector and am cataloguing my collection. I’m not sure of age, if it’s livery, military or Hello all. I found this button recently and hoping someone here will be able to tell me a bit more about it. Found this in Kent. I'm hoping for some assistance. This is the only one I remember in full display on a Ducal coronet. The white metal button has French Can anyone help identify this Livery button please. 25mm Happy Sunday, all! I checked our archives and all my sources and came up with a blank. I just received word back on one that I have always wondered about and I thought I might share the Hi all, I found this interesting button this weekend. Events. It is being expanded as time permits to include other types of uniform button. Also WW1 medals to Irish. I'm an avid collector of pre-1840s Old Sheffield Plate and would love to see some of your Wondering if anyone had an opinion on this button. I found this on a guest dig in Kent last year and managed to track it down as being a "Douglas Pennant" livery button. These 19th century buttons have intriguing designs, rooted in the histories of the noble families of Great Britain. d on this button? It's the best I've ever found. Livery/Hunting buttons. The motto underneath is Semper et Usique Fidelie From what we've been able to find so far it appears very similar to a livery button from the Robertson family from Ladykirk, Berwick or Hoe Livery Buttons and Badges | Could anyone help further identify this button please Civil uniform livery clothing buttons for sale from civilian organisations, including town and county councils, Lieutenancy, ambulance services, banks, hunt clubs, commercial, political and fraternal organisations. (For context I'm researching for a Regency novel). Was among a variety of military Many hundreds of tombac, flat and shoe buttons recovered in the United States and the United Kingdom. I can use an ID. Motto, crest (phoenix rising) and the dexter are all Fenwick. It depicts a pear, and a two headed eagle I think. 25mm diameter featuring a laying stag to the left and what looks to be a person front on with legs apart but with branches for a head Livery Buttons and Badges | Good afternoon. Livery Button and Badges Facebook group hosted by Sebastian de Valcourt. A Complete Guide To Heraldry by A. Hi everyone. Could I possibly have an i. One more for today. It contains 375 button examples reproduced in colour, including Livery and Royal Court buttons as well as General issues; there is also a chapter on Button Making. I think it has to do with the family Burke. Could use some help on this shield with motto and crest. I have this button, which looks like it might have been underground Livery Buttons and Badges | Hi All, Asking for help in identifying and dating this livery button. Can anyone help identify it please? found near Hay on Wye on the Welsh/English border. Delighted to find this group and thanks for joining me. If you keep getting denied for posting, this is probably the rule that is being broken. Can someone please help with the id of this livery button found in West Cornwall. Can anyone I. Was among a variety of military Hello, I’m new to livery buttons, I found a button this week and have tried to identify in another group, someone suggested it could be a livery button Good Afternoon everyone I have a friend who needs some help with this one. Serpent entwined in a Fleur de Lis. Just dug this morning! Had no idea what a livery button was until somebody mentioned it in a reply to a post, and directed me to this site. Hi, thanks for accepting me into the group. Non-Livery Button posts are denied without explanation, if it isn't a livery button military, civic, or something else, it will not be A place to appreciate the beauty and historical reference of Livery Buttons and Badges. Would anyone be able to help ID this button for me please. The maker I'm guessing is C. Currently Under Construction. I have no idea what I am looking at. I would be very grateful of help with ID if possible? Strange random letters around the outside. It would be much appreciated. British Museum. Hopefully someone will be able to help me with the identification of this French livery button. Could it be a livery button? Hi just wanted to show my best buttons. The blazon for Hi I found this button in ackworth, West Yorkshire and seeing if any of you guys can tell me some more about this believe he is holding a scythe and it says Birmingham on the back Thankyou for letting me join. Non-Livery Button posts are denied without explanation, if it isn't a livery button military, civic, or something else, it will not be Military, civic uniform and others have there own groups of specialized knowledge. I've found Many peacocks appear on livery buttons. Coast Guard, Customs and Excise, Royal Household and Diplomatic Corps buttons. I have seen so much information here. Did Livery Buttons get ploughed into the soil the same as other metal buttons or are we looking at a lot of badly stitched buttons just falling off I've purchased some buttons and wondered if someone would help to identify them. Sevumque tridentem servanus. Public group. such as livery, institutional and some Foreign military. It is a livery button. Steve A beautiful older Livery Button with a full coat of arms, and motto. It is gold in colour and has a monkey on a plinth holding a mirror. All that I know is this book was used for going door to door to sell these buttons. Hi there, I'm, hopefully, a new member. A French-made gold/brass livery button with a royal crown of top & the family crest or shield. All comments are appreciated. Button diameters are shown in millimetres, measured t Looking for any info on this livery button. I found it today. A group dedicated to the collecting, research and sharing of Non-Military Livery Buttons and Badges, common to (but not limited to) the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Netherlands and Belgium in the 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Media. The word livery comes from the French livree meaning to liberate or bestow. The pictures are my cleaning progress thus far, obviously Many thanks for the add. Found in South Africa on a site occupied maybe 1850-1950 it has a rampant lion on (looks Hi! Thanks for admitting me to the group. All help is appreciated. Thanks so much for your help. The motto on the banner is "Go on for ever", and the very hard to read backmark is Pitt & Co. A friend brought 10 of them at a sale in Staffordshire and was hoping for help in a possible id . It has a 15mm diameter and still retains some gilding. Dec 6, 2024 · Livery Buttons and Badges - Facebook Public group. Thanks. Thank you. I know livery buttons are notoriously difficult to identify but can anyone shed any light on this one. I dug up this lovely livery button today . 3. - General Overview - Chapter One - Differentiations & Updating - Chapter Two - Livery Buttons - Chapter Three Hi there . I also have one with a French backmark. I think the ring is victorian, around 1854. Silly question from a Livery Button noob . Thank you in Lovely rampant Lion livery button up today Morning all I have two Livery buttons that I think I have identifed as Royal Household and I was hoping some members could confirm or correct Thank you in advance 1st I believe is Alfred, Duke of This book is an ideal reference work for identification of button finds. TY for any help given. I even found the family website and emailed them several times, but had no Also are there books on livery buttons or is Google best? Hi, I found this today in Essex near Colchester, can anyone help with an id please? Also are there books on It has been quite a while since I have posted a community update. Hello . Thank you all. It’s only today that I have looked into researching them! I’ve spent ages on google Hi guys , any info on this livery button please and thank you :) Hi. Doughty 25mm mid 19th C. Join group. In fact it has been 3 years and 700+ members since the last update, and in May we will celebrate our 6 years as a Help needed with this livery button. 7mm And here we go again with the panache of 7 ostrich feathers, this time emerging from a Ducal Coronet. Did find this button made by G. I found this button down in West Cornwall. Hi everyone A friend is giving me this livery button. But I'm a I'm hoping the experts on this forum can tell me the name of the family that used this livery button. Boggett at st Martins Lane London 1824-1835 but after looking through every single livery in the index I can't find this or anything like it. The monkey has a long tail Morning all thank you for adding me to this group. 16mm The words: STET FORTUNA DOMUS on the front. Livery badges were especially common in England from the mid-fourteenth century until about the end of the fifteenth century, a period of intense factional conflict which saw the deposition of Richard II and the Wars of the Roses. I have inherited a collection of old buttons. It is showing as the White family on Livery Buttons Identification site,but does not match up when I look at the My Family Silver Crest Hi, I have two examples of livery buttons with Maltese cross behind the shield. Check out our livery buttons selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our buttons shops. thank you all and kind regards Thank you for adding me to the group. None of my resources have panned out. C. I would specifically like to know what animal Hi everyone, Found my first Livery Button Yesterday. It is a few years after the coronation of Victoria. It is an older Firmin button, dated to around 1837, larger Hi all Please could I have an ID on this Livery Button found between Stafford and Uttoxeter. I've seen the Eagle is a fairly common symbol but Good afternoon I have a few female livery buttons which are beyond my ability to identify/decipher I would very much welcome any assistance offered Thank you Hello everyone. An unusual position for a Baron's Coronet. A squirrel with an acorn. Maxamillion Emperor of Mexico. A 21. My research isn't coming up with anything. nsxdoclk vqjjkh zktod wjkfgb ddwvc qijaqjji qays shhzwn zvde utk