Cased Badge of the Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas Hospital
I am listing here,yet another exquisite example of one of the most sought after Nursing Badges ever issued,that of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas' Hospital.
This silver badge ,in it's own original leather presentation case,is in an untouched condition.It is named to Violet Higginson with the year 1918
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Boston General Hospital Silver Nurses badge
A Lovely large silver and enamel nurses badge from Boston General Hospital in Lincolnshire.It features the tower of St Botolph's Church,one of the tallest Medieval towers in England.It can be seen for miles in the flat Fen countryside and is nicknamed the Boston Stump. In very good condition with enamel intact.Pin has been replaced.Engraved for P.A.Edinborough July 1968.Silver hallmarks for Tho... read more
Bethlem Royal Hospital,Cased Silver Nurses Medal
A Silver Nurses badge from the famous "Bedlam" Mental Hospital,Bethlem Royal Hospital.Europe's first and oldest institution to specialise in mental illnesses it relocated to the outskirts of London near Bromley in the early 1930s.
The oval medal is suspended from it's original ribbon with pin back suspension bar,in good condition.The medal is then suspended from an ornate bar with swivel... read more
Dewsbury & District General Hospital Nurses badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Dewsbury & District General Infirmary.Featuring the White Rose of Yorkshire.It is in a good condition although with some minor chips to the enamel.Pin and clasp intact,Engraved to M.Caywood 1948-1952.Height 28mm
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Worcester Royal Infirmary Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Worcester Royal Infirmary.It features a shield bearing the arms of the city.In good overall condition with pin and clasp intact and sliver safety chain present.Hallmarked for Thomas Fattorini Birmingham with year letter for 1966.Height 32mm read more
Putney Hospital Silver Nurses badge.
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from Putney Hospital.The badge takes the form of a Triangular Pattee cross medal worn from a ribbon with a pin back suspension bar bearing the Hospital title.
The arms of the medal and the ribbon are in light and dark blue reflecting the colours of Oxford and Cambridge University,and the famous Varsity Boat Race held annually on the nearby River Thames.Th... read more
Woolwich War Memorial Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge for the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital.It features a red cross with the Lamp of learning in the centre around which the Hospital title appears on a blue scroll.
In good condition although has some pitting and surface scratches,pin and clasp good.Hallmarked for Fattorini & Sons year letter for 1936.Height 30mm read more
Poplar Hospital ,Silver Nurses badge,SEN training
A small Silver Nurses badge for the Poplar Hospital (previously the Poplar Hospital for Accidents.)The design features the distinctive Dockyard gates directly opposite the Hospital(which provided many of their patients).This is the fourth of 4 different versions of the badges from this hospital I shall be listing.
It is Hallmarked for Vaughtons & Sons, with the year letter for 1973,just ... read more
Poplar Hospital ,Silver Nurses badge,SRN training
A large and heavy Silver Nurses badge for the Poplar Hospital (previously the Poplar Hospital for Accidents.)The design features the distinctive Dockyard gates directly opposite the Hospital(which provided many of their patients).This is the third of 4 different versions of the badges from this hospital I shall be listing.
It is Hallmarked for JAW & Co( J A Wylie), with the year letter f... read more
King Edward Memorial Hospital Ealing Nurses badge
A nice enamelled nurses badge from the King Edward Memorial Hospital Ealing.The new hospital opened in 1911,a year after the death of King Edward VII,for whom it was named, and finally closed in 1979. This enamelled badge dates to the 1960s.In very good condition with no damage to the enamel with pin and clasp intact.Makers mark for Marples & Beasley Birmingham.height 42mm read more