Cold War Front National Hospital Service Reserve Pin Badge
Brass with red and green enamel. Original pin and clasp fitting. In good condition, with traces of polish. Pin prick gap in enamel to bottom left of crown strap.
the National Hospital Service Reserve was a Cold War Civil Defence organisation established in 1949 and disbanded in 1968
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WW2 Era Home Front Lifebuoy soap Clean Hands Campaign Lapel Badge on original card
Lifebuoy started with William Lever's goal to stop Cholera in Victorian England by selling germ protection soap and bringing better health and hygiene to millions. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Lifebuoy provided emergency washing facilities for those in dire need.
Lever Brothers launched their Clean Hands campaign in 1926 to educate the public about the impor... read more
WW2 Home Front - Winston Churchills V For Victory Morse Code Patriotic Enamel Lapel Badge
A scarce original wartime gilded brass rectangular shape badge inlaid with blue enamel, depicting a 'V for Victory' and international Morse code calling sign 'dot dot dash', the reverse impressed in relief "Pat Appd". Very good condition, retaining original buttonhole fitting, enamel perfect. Circa 21cm wide and 1.9cm tall.
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WW2 Home Guard White on Khaki Embroidered Cloth Shoulder Title with Embroidered Anti Aircraft Formation Sign
Removed from uniform, a better than usual quality Home Guard title with the often associated first pattern Anti-Aircraft Command Formation sign. Both in good condition.
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Combined Services Entertainment (CSE) Enamel and Gilt Lapel Pin Badge
In good condition with original and functional pin fittings. Enamel in good condition with some small surface scratches. Circa 25mm in diameter. Scarce.
The Combined Services Entertainment unit, or CSE, originally called the Central Pool of Artists, was set up to supersede The Entertainments National Service Association, or ENSA.
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WW2 Hone Front - USA American Fund Raising - Bundles For Britain Pin Badge Brooch
An official and attractive and large pin badge issued by the B.W.R.S. ( British War Relief Society ) and the USA's B.B.( Bundles for Britain organization ) Reverse marked Accessocraft with U.S. Patent No. 123071. It is circa 1 5/8 inches by 1 3/4 inches Original long pin and safety roll locker function as intended. Minor wear to finish but an a well made piece and in good condition.
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WW2 Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) - China Convoy - Enamel Lapel Badge
Circa 25mm in diameter, with no damage to the enamel. Chinese characters to bottom of front circle. Stamped A111 to reverse. Original pin fitting.
A rare find, this is an enamel lapel badge to the Chinese section of the Friends Ambulance Unit. Only some 460 members served in the China Convoy over the five years of WW2, in a remarkable range of medical and civilian... read more
WW2 British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment ( V.A.D. ) Mobile Felt Cloth Arm Badge
A good example of a Second World War British Red Cross Society silk embroidered felt badge worn by the Mobile unit of the Voluntary Aid Detachments on the arm of the uniform. Good condition with some evidence of service wear, and has ink annotations on the reverse white backing cloth as follows: BRCS London 328, 17976. Presumably the 328 is reference to a London Detachment numbered 328, and the... read more
WW2 Belgian Free Forces Army in United Kingdom gilded white metal Breast Pin Badge
A WW2 breast badge with the Belgian Lion surmounted by a crown to the top centre of furled scroll bearing the title, "Belgian Army in United Kingdom". Die struck, original pin but C clasp on fastening side is absent. Otherwise in good condition. Brass plated in colour to front, white metal to reverse. Condition reflected in price.
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WW2 Belgian Free Forces Army in United Kingdom White Metal Breast Pin Badge
A WW2 breast badge with the Belgian Lion surmounted by a crown to the top centre of furled scroll bearing the title, "Belgian Army in United Kingdom". Die cast and with original pin fitting and pin, fully functional. This looks to have been silver plated. In very good condition.
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