{"product_id":"army","title":"WW1 Army Veterinary Service button by Stephen Simpson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWW1 Army Veterinary Service large 26mm brass button by Stephen Simpson. Stephen Simpson was a gold thread and military lace firm in Preston, Lancashire, not a specialist button maker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho they were.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eButtons with their name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were really a uniform supplier, so buttons carrying their name were most likely made for them by a button factory and sold under the Simpson name, as tailors and outfitters often did. I haven't found a source confirming who struck them, so treat that as likely rather than proven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimpson-marked buttons are known on other uniforms. The National Maritime Museum holds a Merchant Navy button marked Stephen Simpson, and dealers have recorded a Royal Navy officer's embroidered cap badge with a Stephen Simpson, Preston paper maker's tag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54462555324744,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-3119.heic?v=1793394451","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/army","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}