G. Beutron (Hong Kong) Limited

G. Herring established G. Beutron (Hong Kong) Limited on 21st May 1954 with Cornelius Ney, brother of Marshall Ney, as the manger. According to  https://industrialhistoryhk.org/64226-2/ they then built a four story, 12 000 square foot factory, “Beutron House”,  in Aberdeen to make polyester buttons. The firm became ‘Herculoid Far East’ on  20th August 1957. In 1964, seventy-five workers were producing 25-30 tons of buttons and blanks per month. The firm was dissolved on 24th February 1984.

NB: Herculoid was a trade name for cellulose plastic.

Cook, Son & Co. Ltd, Hindley Street Adelaide

 “Where Men Buy Best”

For some reasonon on the right card four South Australian uniform buttons by Stokes & Sons as well as a couple of shirt buttons have been mounted on a give away card  from Cook’s store. Perhaps the bottom two are original?

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