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Title: Button needs an ID Post by: MarcB on July 01, 2017, 12:39:34 PM Recent find
Title: Re: Button needs an ID Post by: Val Beechey on July 01, 2017, 09:25:55 PM Livery buttons are hard to ID I read there are something in the region of 17 thousand recorded designs.
Yours is a good example though so maybe you'll get lucky. The initials are clear CMS but I can never work out what order they should be in. There is one site I've used as a starting point for ages and it's quite good. Have a look for Livery Buttons Identified. There's a good section on Monograms and Initials. the area it was found in can be a good clue as well. Look for any prominent local families around the 1800's that might fit the initials. Title: Re: Button needs an ID Post by: MarcB on July 03, 2017, 07:29:53 AM Hi Val, I got an ID.
It's an Crosville Motor Services Ltd button 1900"s Title: Re: Button needs an ID Post by: Val Beechey on July 03, 2017, 02:24:32 PM Well done on the ID Marc have you thought about contact them, they're still in operation. The current MD is Johnathan Jones-Pratt and he seems to be well into things past, as in preservation. He could be interested in your button.
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