Button Identification

[relicredeemer]

Hello all👋. I need help identifying this button I dug in Massachusetts USA. The button face it says General Post Office with the # 171 in the center. The backmark says FIRMIN & SON STRAND LONDON. I've posted on ID sites in the U.S. and got no response. My own personal research I came up with possibly a Postal Button from Post Office #171 in Gloucester County U.K from 1844 to 181857. I have not actually seen a photo of a button like mine anywhere! Any information would be greatly appreciated 👍

 

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[Mackaydon]

The Firmin company still exists.
You may wish to contact their current office and inquire:
FIRMIN HOUSE - Contact Us
Don.........

 

[Mackaydon]

Post office 171 was located in the village of Chalford between the years 1844 to 1857; then "Under Stroud" between 1855 and 1906.
Source: page 24/432 here:
https://www.gbps.org.uk/information/po-numbers/files/ENGLAND AND WALES POST OFFICE NUMERALS.pdf
Don in SoCal

PS: And another reference can be found on page 3/27 here:

https://www.gbps.org.uk/tools/ukpo/pdfs/england/Gloucestershire.pdf

 

[The Rebel]

Awesome find, that's really cool!

 

[Gare]

Nice find

 

[relicredeemer]

The Firmin company still exists.
You may wish to contact their current office and inquire:
FIRMIN HOUSE - Contact Us
Don.........

I sent them a email hopefully I will get a response,thanks!

 

[relicredeemer]

The Firmin company still exists.
You may wish to contact their current office and inquire:
FIRMIN HOUSE - Contact Us
Don.........

I sent Firmin these photos and they can"t ID it due to its condition which doesnt make sense to me!

 

[fyrffytr1]

My opinion is that your button dates more to the early1800s, maybe 1824-1826. That is going by what I read in Tice's "Dating Buttons". By 1844 most buttons were two piece.

 

[Mackaydon]

fyrffytr1,
You may be right; first entry in my second Source for Chalford reads: 30-1-1836: M.O.& POST TOWN.
https://www.gbps.org.uk/tools/ukpo/pdfs/england/Gloucestershire.pdf
Don in SoCal