Button - Possibly Steamship - Can Anyone ID?

[joannefournier]

This button came to me recently in an auction box of jewelry. It is a 2 pc. cast brass - very solid and heavy, with a rope rim. It depicts an anchor with wheat below and the letter "A. S. S. Co." above. The maker on the back is "ALBERT C. WILSON 15 FISH ST. HILL LONDON". I think it might be a steamship uniform. I did a little internet research which led me to the Adelaide (out of Australia), but I cannot come up with a positive id. I did find one internet reference to the maker at www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/buttonsntoz.html, but his dates of operation are not noted here. I would like to find out all I can - and thanks in advance.

 

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[DCMatt]

Alaska Steamship Company, Seattle, 1895-1971

DCMatt

 

[PBK]

DCMatt is almost invariably (one might say inevitably) right.

However, in Donald P. Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. III - Maritime & Aviation, this button is attributed to the Atlas Steamship Co., c. 1894.

Van Court also notes that British collectors attribute it to the Atlantic Steamship Co.

Interesting doubling on the backmark, by the way.

 

[DCMatt]

DCMatt is almost invariably (one might say inevitably) right.

However, in Donald P. Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. III - Maritime & Aviation, this button is attributed to the Atlas Steamship Co., c. 1894.

Van Court also notes that British collectors attribute it to the Atlantic Steamship Co.

Interesting doubling on the backmark, by the way.

Hey, I only missed it by a few letters...

Thanks for being gentle.

DCMatt

 

[PBK]

Well, if Van Court says "Atlas" but the Brits think "Atlantic," who knows? "Alaska" could be a good fit, too.

(Pretty sure we can rule out "Arkansas," though! )

 

[Don in SJ]

LOL I would not count out anyplace, afterall I saw a Coast Guard Station at the airport in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Don

 

[runic1901]

Hi folks,
Just came across this post when searching for Albert C Wilson.
The lettering is Old English and seems to be N S S Co. Ian Scott, a well known collector of shipping line buttons attributes it to the Neptune Steam Navigation Co, which used 3 different designs.
Regards, Tony