Wetherby Fire Brigade 25.5mm - Pre-1941 Silver-plated Fire Service...
South African Infantry - Springbok 13mm - Brown Plastic Military...
South African Infantry - Springbok 13mm Chrome-plated Military uniform...
Worcester Artillery Volunteers 24mm White Metal Military uniform button
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Rank 1881-1915 Rose On 8-Point Star...
10 Artillery Brigade - South Africa - 1983-1992 With Red Plastic Backing...
US Army 187th Regimental Combat Team: 3rd Battalion Beret Shield...
Minden Day Rose - Royal Regiment Of Scotland Red Rose Nylon
Please note that we deal in original insignia for collectors - we are not wholesale suppliers of fire service buttons.
During World War 2, Fire Brigades were brought under central Government control (nationalised) in 1941 in order to be able to quickly share resources across the UK.
...Please note that we deal in original insignia for collectors - we are not wholesale suppliers of fire service buttons.
During World War 2, Fire Brigades were brought under central Government control (nationalised) in 1941 in order to be able to quickly share resources across the UK.
From 1941-1948, all Fire Brigades in the UK wore the same design of NFS (National Fire Service) button. In 1948, Fire Services returned to a regional structure under local authority control and adopted separate designs for the buttons and badges of each town and county Fire Service.
In 1974 there was a major re-structure of UK counties and the names of many fire brigades changed as a result.
Most of the buttons on our catalogues are from UK town and county fire brigades and date from 1948 to the present day.
Fire Brigade buttons tend to be chromium plated - this is shown as chrome on our button catalogues. Older (pre-1941) Fire Brigade buttons are often brass.
Button diameters are shown in millimetres, measured to the nearest half-millimetre.
Lancashire County Fire Brigade 17.5mm Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Lancashire County Fire Brigade 24mm - Post-1948 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Leeds City Fire Brigade 23.5mm - 1948-1974 White Metal Fire Service uniform button
Leeds City Fire Brigade 23mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Leicester City Fire Brigade 24mm - 1947-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Leicestershire Fire Service - LFS 16.5mm - Post-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Leicestershire Fire Service 24mm - Post-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Lindsey Fire Brigade (Lincolnshire) 24mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Liverpool Salvage Corps - Lined Backing 16.5mm - Pre-1984 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Liverpool Salvage Corps - Lined Backing 22.5mm - Pre-1984 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Liverpool Salvage Corps - Unlined Backing 16.5mm - Pre-1984 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Liverpool Salvage Corps - Unlined Backing 17mm - Post-1842 Brass Fire Service uniform button
Liverpool Salvage Corps - Unlined Backing 23mm - Pre-1984 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (1 Crown & Waves On Shield) 17.5mm - 1965-1976 Silver-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (1 Crown & Waves On Shield) 17mm - 1976-1985 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (1 Crown & Waves On Shield) 24mm - 1965-1976 Silver-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (1 Crown & Waves On Shield) 24mm - 1976-1985 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (Arched Crown Above Shield) 16.5mm - 1952-1965 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (Arched Crown Above Shield) 24mm - 1952-1965 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (LFB In Gothic Letters) 16.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (LFB In Gothic Letters) 22.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service uniform button
London Fire Brigade (Straight Crown Above Shield) 16.5mm - 1948-1952 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
London Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB - No Wreath) 17mm - Pre-1904 Brass Fire Service uniform button
London Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB - No Wreath) 24mm - Pre-1904 Brass Fire Service uniform button
Luton Fire Brigade 24mm - 1964-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Manchester Fire Brigade (MFB/ Wreath) 16.5mm - Pre-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Manchester Fire Brigade (MFB/ Wreath) 24mm - 1948-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Manchester Fire Brigade (Name Above Crest) 25.5mm - Pre-1941 Brass Fire Service uniform button
May & Baker (Chemical Factory Fire Brigade) 16.5mm - Post-1974 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button
Middlesex Fire Brigade 18.5mm - 1948-1965 Chrome-plated Fire Service uniform button