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      This is the uniform button of the Royal Marines. There is a raised anchor in the centre with a laurel wreath around the bottom half and the name of the regiment across the top. The metal button is 2cm in diameter and was possibly gilded. The first and second battalion ...

      These are plain Officers’ buttons believed to be from the War of 1812.

      A uniform button of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. There is a raised design of a lion in the center standing on a length of cord with one leg pointed upward. There is also a crown at the top and the name of the regiment on a band around the outside ...

      This is a shako plate for an 1811 model or stovepipe shako. It is broken in five places so it is fastened together with straight pins to a piece of cardboard. It has the GR cipher of George III in the center with a raised outer edge.

      A military sword belt that is made of white leather with a brass buckle. The buckle has an inscription which states “ E.B. Tupper” in script.

      This is a military cockade that is made up of black pleated material and measures 7 cm in diameter. It has six rows that gather in the center with a small brass button. It was placed on the side of a hat worn by James Thompson of Whirlpool farm in ...

      This is a sword belt made of black leather with five large brass lion heads and four smaller lion heads on the buckles.

      This is the cross belt plate of the 6th Regiment of Foot (1st Warwickshire). It is oval shaped with “1st. Warwickshire” engraved around the edge. In the centre is an antelope with one foreleg raised and a chain at the neck falling to the ground. Just below this is engraved ...

      This rectangular brass cross belt plate is stamped with a crown and “GR” cipher with an inscription: “MAIDA” (above crown) and “Reg. de. Watteville” (below cipher) This was a regiment of Swiss mercenaries in the British Service. Commanding officers included Abraham-Louis-Charles de Watteville (May-September 1813), Carl Vicktor Fischer (October 1813-December ...

      The uniform button of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. There are three raised cannons in a vertical row and three raised balls across the top that are set in a shield. The button is believed to be made of brass and measures 1.7 cm in diameter. There were four companies ...

      This is the uniform button of the 89th Regiment of Foot, the Royal Irish Fusiliers. There is a raised “89” in the centre with a fine raised line around it that ends at the top where a dot is. This button is made of metal and measures 2 cm in ...

      The button design has three feather-like plumes bent near the top with a scroll and “100” just below. The regiment was raised in 1805 and was composed mostly of Irish soldiers. On October 21st, 1805, while traveling to Quebec, in Lower Canada, a wing (11 officers and 260 N.C.O. and ...

      This 19th Light Dragoons button has a raised fine line circle around a centered “19” with a crown on top. A squadron was stationed on the Niagara Frontier and took part in the capture of Black Rock and Buffalo. They also participated in the Battles of Chippawa and Lundy`s Lane ...

      This is an 82nd Regiment of Foot, Prince of Wales Volunteers button. There is a raised design of three feather-like plumes tied together with a scroll and “82” raised below. The button is made of metal, possibly pewter, and measures 1.5cm in diameter. This regiment arrived in Upper Canada on ...

      This is a military bone button and the bone it was cut from. They are beige in colour and the button is flat with a hole in the centre.

      This is a Regiment de Watteville button. There is a crown on top with what appears to be the GR cipher and the name of the regiment around the outside edge. The button is metal, possibly pewter, and measures 1.5 cm in diameter. This was a regiment of Swiss mercenaries ...

      These are overcoat buttons from the British army. The metal buttons have no markings and measure 2.3cm in diameter.

      A button from the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion. In the center is a band of fine circular lines that surround the number “10” with “RV” below it. There is also a crown that tops the circle. This button which has had several pieces broken away is made of a metal, ...

      Plain flat gaiter button that is made of metal and measures 1.2 cm in diameter.

      Plain white metal gaiter buttons. These buttons are slightly stained and measure 1.1cm in diameter. They were also found along the Niagara frontier.