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ID number:  WB-HC0946
Institution:  Winterbourne House and Garden
Named collection:  Winterbourne War Collection
Title / Object name:  Brass button polisher
Object type:  Button polisher
Date made:  1917-1919
Materials:  Brass
Measurements:  overall: 17 cm x 5.5 cm (H x W x D x Dia x Wt)

Brass button polisher, patented in 1917. Inscribed patent no.16972/17. Used in first world war military uniforms. Has one long slot, two circular cut outs and graded indentations down each side.

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