Button Backmark help

[fyrffytr1]

I found this little button a few years ago and have never been able to find anything about who made it and when. Backmark reads "G. Hobson & Co./ 1?8 Regent St."

 

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[ANTIQUARIAN]

I found a reference online to a London newspaper c1870 to "GEORGE HOBSON, 148 REGENT STREET, W. London - Clothing Retailer."
He "respectfully invited JOHN G. ROLLINS, AMERICAN MERCHANT," to visit his shop.

Dave

 

[duggap]

Date(s)	Name	Address	Related Information
1837-1877	Hobson & Sons	94 Great Windmill St & 43-44 Artillery Place, Woolwich
1878-1883	Hobson & Sons	37-38 Little Windmill Street & Woolwich
1884-1886	Hobson & Sons	37-38 Little Windmill Street
	Hobson	London W
1887-	Hobson & Sons	1 3 & 5 Lexington St
1890’s			Active until this date British Army buttons

This may or may not be your man, but I thought I would present it for your review.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Date(s)	Name	Address	Related Information
1837-1877	Hobson & Sons	94 Great Windmill St & 43-44 Artillery Place, Woolwich
1878-1883	Hobson & Sons	37-38 Little Windmill Street & Woolwich
1884-1886	Hobson & Sons	37-38 Little Windmill Street
	Hobson	London W
1887-	Hobson & Sons	1 3 & 5 Lexington St
1890’s			Active until this date British Army buttons

This may or may not be your man, but I thought I would present it for your review.

I saw that on the UK Backmark site and it may well be the one I am looking for but Antiquarian's post states that G. Hobson was a clothing retailer so he would probably have sourced his buttons from another maker.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I found a reference online to a London newspaper c1870 to "GEORGE HOBSON, 148 REGENT STREET, W. London - Clothing Retailer."
He "respectfully invited JOHN G. ROLLINS, AMERICAN MERCHANT," to visit his shop.

Dave

Thanks for the reply. I will see what I can find on John Rollins.

 

[DCMatt]

Opened his shop in 1871. Looks like an underwear button.

 

[A2coins]

An underwear button that's a new one