Jewish Maternity Home,Whitechapel London,Midwives Badge
A rare Bronze medal pendant badge for the Jewish Maternity Hospital, located in London's Whitechapel district.Originally founded as the Sick Room Help Society to promote Maternal welfare in the Jewish east end.The Home opened in 1911 in Underwood Road Whitechapel and had a Midwifery training school attached to it.It continued to expand before being renamed as the Bearsted Memorial Hospital in t... read more
Manfield Orthopaedic Hospital Northampton,Nurses Badge
A scarce Orthopaedic Nurse training badge from the Manfield Orthopaedic hospital Northampton.Originally opened in 1925, as the Manfield Hospital for Crippled Children, it finally closed in the early 1990s.The site now being used for apartments and is called Manfield Grange.
The badge looks to date to the 1970s and bears the arms of Northampton above the motto Fac.Recte.Nil.Time. read more
Princess Margaret Hospital Swindon
A Brass and enamel Nurses badge for the Princess Margaret Hospital Swindon.It features the arms of Swindon with the motto"Salubritas et Industria"-Health and Industry. In good condition with pin and safety catch intact.(The catch has been professionally replaced.)Unmarked to the rear
I believe that this is the badge for State Enrolled Nurse training
Height 25mm
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50.00 GBP
Bath Royal United Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge
A Silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Royal United Hospital Bath,It features the three overlapping shields bearing the Geneva Red Cross,Arms of Bath and the Royal Standard.Condition is good although there is slight enamel loss to the white on the red cross shield.The clasp and safety roller catch have been professionally replaced, a security chain is fitted .Engraved for CAD Mills1942-1947.... read more
Olive Mount Children's Hospital Liverpool.Silver nurses Badge
A rare silver and enamel nurses badge from the Olive Mount Children's Hospital in Liverpool.In a rectangular shape,the design features an infant in a cot in the shadow of a Mountain flanked by trees and rushes.The hospital title appears on a blue enamel band around the edge.In excellent condition with pin and clasp intact.It bears hallmarks for V&S (Vaughton and Sons) Birmingham 1952. Dimension... read more
Sherburn Hospital Durham,Silver Nurses Badge
A superb and impressive silver and enamel badge from the Sherburn Hospital Durham.A fascinating hospital founded in 1181,it became a modern hospital in the 19th century, existing today as a residential care home.,see;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherburn_Hospital
This two piece composite badge replicates the seal of the Hospital in coloured enamels.The figure of Christ is imposed in sil... read more
Saint Bartholomew's Hospital London,Nurses League commemorative badge
A base metal badge which I understand was produced for the 850th anniversary of the founding of Saint Bartholomew's Hospitalm in 1223.The badge was available through the nurses league in 1973 and features the medieval seal of the Hospital.Very good condition, pin,clasp and safety roller catch all good.Unmarked to rear 30mm read more
The Hospital for Sick Children,Great Ormond Street London,Silver Nurses Badge and GNC Badge
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse for Registered Sick Children's Nursing at Great Ormond Street Hospital.The first is a chrome and enamel '" Hygeia" badge from the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.In good condition this is named to F M Reed RSCN 6987 26.11.48. This is Francis Mabel Reed who is shown on the register as having trained at GOSH from 1945 to 1948.
The sec... read more
Nightingale School of Nursing,St Thomas' Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge
Another beautiful silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.Demand for these remains high and I'm afraid the price reflects this demand and my purchase cost.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
The enamelling on this badge is very good but has... read more
Medico Psycholocial Association Silver prize medal, Birmingham Asylums
A pair of badges awarded to to the same nurse for Mental Nurse training at the Birmingham Asylums during the First World War.The first is the standard bronze MPA pendant badge which features a Maltese cross with the goddess Psyche to the centre.The arms bear the words For Proficiency in Mental Nursing.Minor surface rubbing pin and clasp intact.Named to the rear for Katherine H Kendrick.Height 5... read more