Firmins button

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  1. Cassy

    Cassy Well-Known Member

    A79B0A61-612F-4D7A-949A-86B246913551.jpeg DC421540-2DEF-4FA7-8C55-AF66847CE34D.jpeg Hi
    Looking any information on this Firmins button please
    Cheers Neil
     
    Cassy, May 3, 2020
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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    So far I've just looked through The Big Book of Buttons by Hughes & Lester. I didn't see this button (I'm not the best at using this book though) but I did find this information on the company. If correct, it would appear that your button would be prior to 1894 as it says they were still in business after that but no longer making buttons.

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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I looked through Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland without seeing this exact crest. There are several that are paws (lion?) holding something but none shown holding a star.
     
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    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  8. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Actually with that information, going back to Fairbairn's it matches up. Using the name Prettyman, it shows the lion paws holding a disc but includes a "mullet" in the description. When you look up what a mullet is, it's a star.

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  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    And now you can compare all 3 without scrambling your eyeballs!!!! Each a bit different!!

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  10. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    It's nice to see the comparison. Thanks for all you do!
     
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