How to polish your Army Buttons

As the Battery dairy for 157th remains unchanged, here is some more button related information.

Ever wondered how to shine up the buttons and badges on an Army tunic without getting Brasso on the material? Well this brass protector can be placed around the buttons to prevent that happening.  The item has many different shapes on each side to allow the polishing of all badges and buttons wherever they are.  This uniform protector belonged to my Frank and must have been with him throughout the Battle of France and the rest of the war in his kit bag.  A lovely item to have and hold and wonder what stories it could tell, so I haven't cleaned the verdigris off it as I think that it adds character.  Once again all the buttons hale from Birmingham.

Buttons in place to show how the protector would have been used.

The verdigris on the protector add to its character.