Guard button???

[Mighty AP]

Help PBK! I found this in my trinket box tonight, not sure but might have been a gift from Tinpan, I might have dug it up. I thought it was just a common button but after cleaning it up a bit it looks like it was gold gilt. The back says MILLER, RAYNER & HAYSOM LP. Bad pic but I think the front says GUARD. National Guard button? Coast Guard button? Looks a little old, but I dont know..............

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

MILLER, RAYNER & HAYSOM LP were naval outfitters I think from the UK

 

[Mackaydon]

Miller, Rayner & Haysom made uniforms for the Titanic.
They may have been established in the Liverpool area.
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

On second thought, I think the buttons were made in Birmingham, England.
Don......

 

[Mackaydon]

Yes, gold plating, called GILT, was often used on Officers' badges and buttons.
Don.....

 

[Mighty AP]

OK, this was a button that was sent to me by Tinpan in Austrailia, I put it in my trinket box & confused it with other buttons Ive dug up. Thanks TP! Very very cool!

 

[PBK]

Could the letters be CUNARD? It looks very much like one of the older Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd. uniform buttons— specifically, the variety listed as #92/26 in Van Court's Transportation Uniform Buttons, Vol. III - Maritime & Aviation.

"Miller, Rayner & Hayson" is a 20th century mark. The firm had operations in both London and Liverpool, and very likely (although I can't confirm it) also in Birmingham, where there are many British button makers. According to Tice, some of their buttons were actually made in the U.S. Their mark also appears on swords.

 

[Mackaydon]

PBK:
'Cunard' is certainly more likely than 'Guard'; 'Cunard' having six letters versus the five required for 'Guard'; and six images are shown. Doubt that "Guard" would be prefixed or suffixed with only one symbol. Good call.
Don....

 

[Mighty AP]

Hey PBK, you nailed it! The button does indeed say CUNARD on closer inspection! Thank you PBK, Mackaydon & Gypsie!

 

[Mackaydon]

I believe this is the button:
J6K730 Cunard Line - Shipping Button - Early Pattern 17mm: Gothic Letters Gilt £3.00
http://www.kellybadge.co.uk/images/J6K730.jpg
http://www.kellybadge.co.uk/Stock/buttons_miscellaneous.htm
Don.........