Brass Button Polisher

[PierreN]

I found a box full off ww1 stuff was this article





Thanks to Googa pic search i found that this was / is a Brass Button Polisher ..... But how this thing was cleaning brass buttons ? No idea

[Kilian]

It was shoved between the button and the cloth, so Brasso could be applied to the button, without fouling the uniform.

[Chopperman]

Cool piece. I learned something new today.

[Pauls1970]

The odd shaped edges were also butted up to the brass tips on the webbing straps to enable polishing too !
Paul

[PierreN]

It was shoved between the button and the cloth, so Brasso could be applied to the button, without fouling the uniform.

Ah , thanks. Like that the tool itself also was clean and shiney always

[Adrian]

Here's a couple of images to demonstrate.
The first is self explanatory.
The second shows a man polishing the buttons of an officer's uniform. The button stick is in his left hand and there are four buttons pushed into the slot. In his right hand he holds a brush.

[Kohima]

As Paul states, the scalloped cutouts and holes mate to the fittings of the 1908 web equipment.