Summary
This brass military button was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was manufactured for Rifle Volunteers, NZ by Hobson and Son, of Haymarket, London.
Working in Little Lon.
Alongside the tightly packed cottages, commercial enterprise thrived in little Lon. Shops sold food and 'fancy goods'. Factories and workshops manufactured bellows, furniture, waterproof clothing and ice cream.
In the 1880s grocers flourished, and in the 1890s clothing firms and Chinese cabinet-makers dominated the local manufacturing scene. But Little Lon's most numerous businesses were the myriad hotels and brothels.
It is easy to overlook the 'invisible' work carried out in people's homes. Because such work was rarely documented we rely on things left behind to tell the story. The abundance of lace bobbins dug up at Little Lon hints at a lace-making industry and busy lives otherwise hidden from history.
Physical Description
This is a small, brass, shank style button. It is impressed with an inscription.
Physical Description
Button off army uniform. Inscription (partially obscured): ...RIFLE VOLUNT EERS...NZ...Hobson & Son...Haymarket. Shank-style button, complete, 24mm diameter, impressed with inscription. Found in demolition phase, Location 64 / 65B, east, in Casselden Place.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Manufacturer
Hobson & Son, Haymarket, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1880
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User
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Inscriptions
Inscription (partially obscured):RIFLE VOLUNTEERS/ NZ/ Hobson & Son/ Haymarket
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Context Number
14/04
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Site
[CCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Classification
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
25 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
Width = Diameter
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Dimensions
7 mm (Height), 23 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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