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Description: | Copper alloy flat circular button with a silvered or tinned decorated front surface. The back of the button is plain and undecorated with a small mark at the centre where the attachment loop would have been. The front of the button has a detailed image of a castle entrance with a flag (Pontefract Castle) with a crown above. Around the outside edge within a border is the inscription ??PONTEFRACT VOLUNTEERS??. The button is from the uniform of the Volunteers. In 1803 the Defence Act was passed, which compelled Parish Constables to record the names and occupations of all able-bodied men, between the ages of 15 and 60, not already in the Military and many Volunteer groups were set up. The button weighs 4.15g and measures 22.46mm in diameter and 2.03mm in thickness. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Marshall, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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