{"product_id":"sunderland-police-button-made-between-1924-48","title":"Sunderland Police button made between 1924-48.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSunderland Police button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker of this button dates it to between 1924-48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e24mm, white metal (nickel\/chrome-plated), standard large “greatcoat button” size for a police tunic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCentral device: the Sunderland borough arms on a shield, a ship’s anchor\/nautical motif typical of the crest, encircled by “SUNDERLAND POLICE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maker mark is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Briggs, Jones and Gibson , Manchester, . This firm made military and civilian uniforms , and in 1924 the company was restructured as Briggs, Jones and Gibson (1924)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLimited. The Science Museum Group’s maker records confirm they were active 1924 to around 1948 as a manufacturer of buttons, based in Manchester . So the “1924” stamped into the back isn’t a date code, it’s baked into the company’s actual name after the restructure, which is why it sits right in the maker’s mark itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53691015692616,"sku":"10060","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1692_6c560888-3e5a-4d80-8f41-7e23ba3fa89e.heic?v=1786202378","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/sunderland-police-button-made-between-1924-48","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}