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Image 1 Hammond Turner and Son Two piece RAF Button 034 |
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Image 2 Hammond Turner and Bates Civil War confederate A BBB Plate 310 no 13 Button 027 |
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Image 3 Hammond Turner and Bates Civil War South Carolina ANTMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI Button 018 |
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Image 4 Hammond Turner and Son One piece Three cannons on wheels beneath a crown Paul Evans of the Royal Artillery Museum supplied the following information: Buttons like this were worn by both officers and men of the Royal Artillery during two periods, from 1833 to 1838 and from 1855 to 1873. The only difference between the Officer and Soldier buttons is the burnish: soldiers’ ones usually look darker than the officers’ but that’s very difficult to distinguish after all this time. My feeling is that this button dates from the earlier period of use, or from the first few years of the second period. Button 011 |
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Image 5 Hammond Turner Dickinson One piece Royal Naval Captain (Commander, Lieutenant, Midshipman, Volunteer) From 1-1-1825 to 18-12-1827 BBB Plate 305, no 28 Button 004 |
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Image 6 Hammond Turner Dickinson One piece Royal Naval Captain (Commander, Lieutenant, Midshipman, Volunteer) From 23-3-1812 to 1-1-1825 BBB Plate 305, no 29 Button 003 |
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Image 7 Hammond Turner and Son One piece Wings and cross or dagger: the wreath suggests it might be livery. If you know what it is, please let me know! Button 007 |
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Image 8 Hammond Turner Dickinson One piece Royal Marines Pre 1812. BBB Plate 305 no 26 similar Button 005 |
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Image 9 Hammond Turner Dickinson One piece Royal Navy Pre 1812 Button 059 |
Image 10 (Image to follow) Hammond Turner & Sons This button was dug, with the landowner’s permission, at Orchard Knob, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is image 5 in the backmarks gallery where there is a little more information about it. Button 075 |
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Image 11 This is NOT a Hammond Turner (etc) button: it was made by C J Weldon, London, a company with which HTetc had both business and personal relationships. Charles Weldon was an executor of William Hammond Turner’s will: William lived and died in London in the 1850s. Royal Artillery Button 078a |
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Image 12 Hammond Turner and Sons – I have included the Weldon button above to facilitate comparison between these two. At least the HT&S cannon has its wheel on the ground! Royal Artillery Button 078b |
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Image 13 Hammond Turner Dickinson One piece Royal Navy Pre 1812. Dug, in very fine condition Button 084 Compare with gallery [to follow], image [to follow] (button 055) |
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Image 14 Hammond Turner & Sons WWI Naval officers’ dress waistcoat buttons Note how some of the anchors are ‘slightly sqiffy’ (as my mother would have said: it seems appropriate, somehow! Buttons 096 |
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Image 15 Unknown regiment: seller suggested it was H (something) Light Cavalry Hammond Turner & Sons Button 105 |
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Image 16 Hammond Turner & Dickinson One piece This ebay purchase came from a seller in Norfolk, England who dug it up. The back mark is image 17 in that gallery Button 161 |
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Image 17 Hammond Turner & Dickinson One piece This ebay purchase came from Canada and is in amazingly good condition with plenty of gilding Button 166 |