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26
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Button, Furness Railway, Brass (tarnished) depicting crest & motto "Cavendo Tutus", Dimensions: 7/8" dia.
furness railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, White metal, L&BR in scroll script, Dimensions: 1" dia.
Button, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, White metal
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, British Rail, chrome, experimental design BR superimposed initials, back inscribed 'Gaunt London', Dimensions: 1" dia.
british rail button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, North Eastern Railway, white metal. "NER" in scroll script, c.1909. Dimensions: 15mm dia.
Metal button, North Eastern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
1909
Button, British Railways, black, bakelite, double-arrow motif, (dustcoats) general issue from 1966. 1" daimeter.
british rail button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Southern Railway, bakelite, black. "S.R." in block letters. Dimensions: 24mm dia.
Button, Southern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway and London Midland & Scottish Railway, black bakelite, GW & LM & SR in scroll script on lined background.
Button, Great Western Railway and London Midland & Scottish Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
1923-1948
Button, Great Western Railway, scroll script, monogram. Dimensions: 1/2" dia.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, scroll script monogram. Dimensions: 1/2" dia.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, roundel with laurel wreath round. Dimensions: 7/8" dia.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, black, roundel monogram. Dimensions: 7/8" dia.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Southern & Great Western Railway, brass. S & GWR in scroll script. 3/4" diam.
Brass button, Southern & Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, brass, roundel monogram.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, brass, G.W.R in scroll script.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, possibly Great Western Railway, Marine Department, chrome, depicting anchor surmounted by a crown.
Button, Great Western Railway Marine Department
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, Police, chrome, depicting GWR crest.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, chrome, roundel monogram.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, white metal, LD & ECR in scroll script.
Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Badge, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, oval, silver garter with letters SE&CR 9601 on black inset. Dimensions: 3" x2 1/4".
Button, South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, London Midland & Scottish & Great Western Joint Railway, brass. "LM&S & GWR" in scroll script. Dimensions: 17mm dia.
london midland & scottish & great western railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, London & North Western Railway, black, horn. Depicting Britannia (Police coat button). Dimensions: 30mm dia.
london & north western railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Festiniog Railway, White metal. Prince of Wales feathers attached by crown, Dimensions: 1" dia.
festiniog railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Hull & Barnsely Railway, brass. HBR in scroll script.
hull & barnsley railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, white metal. "L & BR" in scroll script, back inscribed with 'Crossed Swords' trademark. Dimensions: 1" diam.
Metal button, Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Canadian Pacific Railway, White metal. With interlocked CPR in centre, Dimensions: 1 1/4" dia.
canadian pacific railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, Early Pattern, white metal. Garter with company crest inside, back inscribed 'Patent Shank'. Dimensions: 22mm dia.
london brighton & south coast railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, London Midland & Scottish & Great Western Joint Railway, brass. "LMS & GW" in scroll script. Dimensions 3/4" diam.
london midland & scottish & great western railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, South Eastern Railway, brass. Laurel wreath & crown on lined surface surmounted by SER, Dimensions: 20mm dia.
Brass button, South Eastern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway and Southern Railway, brass, GW & SR in scroll script.
Button, Great Western Railway and Southern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
1923-1948
Button, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, brass, Mid & GN in scroll script. 1" diam.
Brass button, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway and Midland Railway, Worcester Joint Station, brass, WJS in scroll script.
Button, Worcester Joint Station
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Northern Railway, brass, depicting company crest.
Button, Great Northern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, North & South Western Junction Railway, white metal. N & SWJn in scroll script. 3/4" diam.
Brass button, North & South Western Junction Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Weymouth & Portland Railway, brass. Scroll script monogram. Dimensions: 3/4" dia.
weymouth & portland railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, British Transport Docks, gilt. Depicting anchor, Dimensions: 1" dia.
british transport docks button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway, chrome, roundel monogram.
Button, Great Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Nyasaland Railway, Brass. NR in block letters, Dimensions: 1" dia.
Brass button, Nyasaland Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Sudan Railway, brass. "SR" & anchor design, Dimensions: 1" dia.
Brass button, Sudan Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Felixstowe Railway, Brass. "FELIXSTOWE RAILWAY" in block letters, Dimensions: 1" dia.
felixstowe railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Taff Vale Railway, white metal, depicting locomotive. Dimensions: 1" dia.
Button, Taff Vale Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, National Joint Station, white metal button with script initials "NJS" and embossed rim. For uniform from Nottingham Joint Station. Dimensions: 3/4" dia.
Metal button, Nottingham Joint Station
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Mersey Railway, horn, black. Depicting Liver bird with olive branch within laurel wreath. Dimensions: 1" dia.
Horn button, Mersey Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Eastern Counties Railway, white metal. Cross in centre of 8-pointed star. Dimensions: 1" dia.
eastern counties railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, London & North Eastern Railway, early design general issue 1923, white metal. Scroll script "LNER" monogram. Dimensions: 17mm diam.
london & north eastern railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
1923
Button, Docks & Inland Waterways Executive, gilt. Life-belt with wave pattern in centre. Bar with D & IWE in block letters, 9/10" dia.
docks & inland waterways executive button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Great Western Railway & London & North Western Railway, brass, wreath of thistles and roses with GW & LNWR surmounted by a crown.
Button, Great Western Railway and London & North Western Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Seacombe Hoylake & Deeside Railway, brass (damaged). Company insignia depicting horn. 16mm diam.
Brass button, Seacombe Hoylake & Deeside Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Belfast & County Down Railway, brass. BCDR in scroll script. Marked 'superior quality'. 3/4" diam.
belfast & county down railway button
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, North British Railway, brass, "NBR" in scroll script. Dimensions: 1" dia.
Brass button, North British Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Southern Railway, Police, chrome, depicting crest. Dimensions: 3/4" dia.
Police button, Southern Railway
Railway Uniform & Costume
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