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Button, British India Steam Navigation Company
Button worn on the uniform of the shipping company British India Steam Navigation Company. Gilt brass domed button with rope twist border.
Standing image of Britannia in front of a lion, facing left. Lion holds one paw on a globe. Raised 'B.I.S.N. Co.' above. All on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'FIRMIN & SONS LD LONDON'.
Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 10, Plate 84).
Standing image of Britannia in front of a lion, facing left. Lion holds one paw on a globe. Raised 'B.I.S.N. Co.' above. All on flat ground.
On the reverse of the button the maker is inscribed 'FIRMIN & SONS LD LONDON'.
Reference to the button can be found in ‘Buttons: A Guide for Collectors’ by Gwen Squire 1972 (No. 10, Plate 84).
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Object Details
| ID: | UNI6812.5 |
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| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Button |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Firmin & Sons Limited |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 22 mm |
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