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Description: Cast
one piece buttons showing a map of Australia. From the uniforms of
Australia's largest bank, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia. !980s. One
piece cast metal - some white, some bronze coloured.
Backmarks: none Size: small Quantity: 8 Price:$4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U26 |
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Description: St.
George Bank (Australia) - their logo is a
"friendly Dragon". In the 1980s he had quite a cartoon character look - this
is the one shown on the button. The current dragon (on letterhead) is more
whimsical. One part cast metal, no backmark. Backmarks: none Size: medium Quantity: 3 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U27 |
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Description: Helena
Rubenstein. Buttons from uniforms of sales representatives. 2 part metal
Backmarks: none Size: small Quantity: 8 Price: $3 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U20 |
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| TRANSPORTATION
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Description: Recent
Qantas Airlines button. One piece - no backmark.
Size: small Quantity: 3 Price: $4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U38 |
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Description: Older airline button form T.A.A. (Trans
Australian Airlines - now defunct.) Button dates to 1960s.Shape is modified
oblong. Backmark: K.C. Luke Melb. Size: medium Quantity: 3 Price: $8 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U44 |
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Description: New
South Wales Tramways (Trolley). 1953 or earlier
Backmarks: Stokes & Sons Melbourne Size: Medium Quantity: 6 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U16 |
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Description: Shipping
button - "Blue Star Line Ltd."
Backmarks: Gaunt, London Size: Small Quantity: 1 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U38 |
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Description: New
Zealand Steamship Co
Backmarks: Firmin London Size: small Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U15 |
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Description: Union
Steamship Company (New Zealand Shipping Line)
Backmarks: Firmin & Co. Ld London Size: Small Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U14 |
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Description: New
South Wales Railways. Kings Crown & GVIR-dates before 1953.
Backmarks: Parkes Brisbane Size: Small Quantity: 6 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U33 |
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Description: Yorkshire
West Riding Electric Tramways Co Ltd- British button. Back is slightly
dented - shank loose but usable.
Backmarks: Non verbal - Greek key pattern around shank. Size: Medium Quantity: 1 Price: $8 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U16 |
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| POLICE
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Description: Recent Buttons from Britain - Metropolitan
Police Backmarks: None Size: Medium Quantity: ! have these in bulk - over 100 of each type. Price: $1ea - I will consider bulk pricing for 10 or more buttons. Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U41 |
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Description: Commonwealth
Police. Australian Federal Police Force
Backmarks: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne Size: Medium Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U28 |
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Description: Police
Tasmania. 1 piece button with long shank
Backmarks: Stokes* Sons Size: small Quantity: 1 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U29 |
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Description: Police
Force Victoria (Australia). 2 piece button with unusual shank - raised
hump with 4 sewing holes.
Backmarks: K.G. Luke A/Asia Ltd Size: Medium Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U30 |
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Description: New
South Wales Police - top button has King's Crown and is pre 1954. Second
button more recent
Backmarks: Top : Special Quality Lower: Armor Sydney Size: Small Quantity: 3 Price: $5ea Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U31 |
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Description: Queensland
Police (Australia) 1st button (U10) recent, 2nd button (U11) pre 1953.
Backmarks: AJ Parkes, Brisbane Size: Medium Quantity: 2 Price: U10 $4, U11 $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U10, U11 |
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Description: Metropolitan
Police (London)
Backmarks: Buttons Ltd, Birmingham Size: Medium Quantity: 1 Price: $4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U5 |
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Description: Metropolitan
Police (London) in horn. Buttons have King's crown and date between
1902-1953. Brass shanks
Backmarks: Medium -Crowe & Sons Halesowen. Small button no backmark. Size: Small (U6) Medium (U7) Quantity: 2 U6 (small) $6 U7 (medium)$8 Price: U6 $5, U7 $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U6, U7 |
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Description: Metropolitan
Police (London). Design slightly different from those above.
Backmarks: 1st button (U8) Reynolds & Co, London) 2nd button (U9) J. Compton & Sons, London. Mark a little difficult to read. Size: Medium Quantity: 2 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U8, U9. |
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| FIRE
DEPARTMENTS
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Description: Country
Fire Brigades, Victoria (Australia). Older button in brass. - fireman's
helmet and shield showing the Southern Cross constellation.
Backmarks: Stokes & Sons, Melbourne. Size: Medium Quantity: 2 Price: $10 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U34 |
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| SCHOOLS
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Description: The
Kings School Cadets. This private school is one of the oldest in
Australia. Button is from uniform of the school military cadet unit.
Backmarks: None Size: small Quantity: 2 Price: $7 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U1 |
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| GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
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Description: Maritime
Services Board of New South Wales. A State government department that licenses
watercraft and administers ports. Button shows the State crest of
NSW with an anchor behind it.
Backmarks: Stokes Australia Size: medium Quantity: 1 Price: $8 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U36 |
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Description: Postmaster
General's Department. Buttons worn by Postal Workers in Australia, pre
1953.
Backmarks:Stokes & Sons, Melbourne. Size: medium Quantity: Price: $7 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U21 |
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| SOCIETIES
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Description: Plastic
button worn on the uniform of Brownies (junior Girl Guides). Probably
British, 1950s.
Backmarks: nil Size: small Quantity: 3 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U18 |
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Description: Girl
Guides - Star above the initials GG in clover leaf. Hourglass slab shank.
Probably amino.
Backmarks: none Size: medium Quantity: 1 Price: $4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U22 |
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Description: Boy
Scout button in plastic. Slab shank
Backmarks: A.J. Parkes Size: small Quantity: 1 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U24 |
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Description: Boy Scout button from Canada. Vegetable
ivory sew thru. Backmarks: "Copyrighted Canada" Size: small Quantity: 1 Price: $8 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U42 |
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Description: Boy
Scout button reads "The Boy Scouts S.A. * Be Prepared". S.A.
stands for South Australia, and this button probably predates Australia's
federation in 1901.
Backmarks: A.J. Parkes (faint) Size: small Quantity: 2 Price: $8 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U23 |
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Description: The St. John Ambulance Brigade
Backmarks: Wm. Dowler & Sons Ltd Birmm. Size: medium Quantity: 1 Price: $5 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U4 |
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Description: St. John Ambulance Brigade button in
pressed horn. Backmarks: none (pick mark on back) Size: medium Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U43 |
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Description: British
Red Cross. Horn Buttons with metal loop shank. Larger button has a small
chip on edge
Backmarks: none Size: medium (U3) small (U2) Quantity: 2 Price: $4ea Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U2. U3 |
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| MILITARY
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Description: Australian
Army Catering Corps. Recent button. Scanner flash obscures some of the wonderfully silly design.
It has a wreath of leaves surmounted by a crown and enclosing a 3
legged cooking pot with 2 handles. There are wafts of steam coming
from the pot! Beneath the pot are the initials AACC
Backmarks: Stokes Melbourne Size: medium Quantity: 3 Price: $4 Size: Medium U19 $4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U19 |
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Description: British
RAF button in leather with metal plate and shank. this design more
commonly seen in horn. WW2 Vintage.
Backmarks: Nil. Size: Medium Quantity: 1 Price: $6 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U39 |
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Description: Australian
Military Forces buttons in vegetable ivory. WW1 Vintage - these were
replaced with similar design in phenolic on later uniforms. Buttons show
crazing typical of v.i.
Backmarks: Nil Size: Medium/small Quantity: 3 Price: $6ea Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U40 |
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Description: Australian
Army Medical Corps. Modern one piece button. Medical symbol of serpent and
staff.
Backmarks: Stokes and Sons, Melbourne Size: medium Quantity: 2 Price: $4 Contact: greenwhat@smartchat.net.au #U35
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