Merchant Navy button - Assistant Purser Adrian Gower, P&O Line
Date1981-1983
Object number00003640
NameButton
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 20 x 20 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Adrian Gower
HistoryThe official uniform of the Merchant Navy was introduced by the Board of Trade in 1918. An officer’s uniform jacket displays eight brass buttons running vertically down the front in two rows, six buttons for those who are not officers.
