Displayed is a selection of original
White Star Line officer's buttons. The largest is
a gilt coat jacket button measuring 1" in diameter,
the second is 3/4" and the small button measures
5/8".
While WSL had a company called Waterbury
make these gold-toned brass buttons for several years,
they changed briefly to a company called Rayner &
Sons of Liverpool from 1910 - 1912. Each officer WSL
officer, to include those on Titanic, may have worn
these. This fact can be confirmed by a button retrieved
from Fifth Officer Harold Lowe who was in charge of
lifeboat #14. It is also clearly documented in a number
of books to include "Titanic ~ Illustrated History"
by Lynch/Marschall and Guernsey's 2004 Titanic auction
catalog. It also must be noted that an officer's coat
button made by G. Miller & Sons was recovered
in the debris field.
