Working Pattern W.R.A.C. cap button

Working Pattern No. 20673.   Buttons : Insignia : All Aluminium Anodised : W.R.A.C. : Cap : 22 Line, All Ranks Gold.  Here we are offering a 'Working Pattern' (sometimes referred to as a sealed pattern) button for the caps worn by the Womens' Royal Army Corps.  A working pattern is a sample used to ensure that the manufacturer makes the item in question to the exact specifications of this 'original' piece - essentially a template to ensure no variation.  The button here is mounted on the original working pattern card via cotton thread tape and sealed with lead such that it cannot be removed.   Dated 28th February 1973 with later dated on the rear in 1981.  Stock code M28098.