Jamaica Mental Hospital cap badge

An extremely rare Large cap badge for the Jamaica Mental Hospital.
The Jamaica Lunatic Asylum has it's origins in the 1840s before moving to it's current site in 1861.It changed it's name to the Jamaica Mental Hospital in 1938 before becoming the Bellevue Hospital in 1946/47,so this badge dates to that period.
It takes the form of the Rod of Asclepius within a wreath of Laurel lea...  read more

Code: 50518

Turkish Style, Original Antique brass & Linen Fanoos Lamp,

An unusual item being an original 19th Century Turkish Fanoos lamp.This is the style of lamp as was used by Florence Nightingale and her nurses at the base Hospital at Scutari during the Crimean war.
The folding concertina form has a brass base and lid with a suspension hook .When folded it takes up a small amount of storage space.The base has a holder for a candle and the waxed linen su...  read more

Code: 53821

Overseas Nursing Association, large white metal nurses badge

An interesting badge from the Overseas Nursing Association, formed in 1895 by Lady Mabel Piggot,to provide Trained Nursing staff to the colonies.Initially this was to treat British personnel who became ill, although later they went on to treat the indigenous population and train local nurses.The project was well received and by 1910 some 521 nurses had been sent abroad.
The service was r...  read more

Code: 53709

Overseas Nursing Association, small bronze nurses badge

An interesting badge from the Colonial Nursing Association, formed in 1895 by Lady Mabel Piggot,to provide Trained Nursing staff to the colonies.Initially this was to treat British personnel who became ill, although later they went on to treat the indigenous population and train local nurses.The project was well received and by 1910 some 521 nurses had been sent abroad.
The service was r...  read more

Code: 53708

Colonial Nursing Association, bronze Nurses Badge, pre 1919

An interesting badge from the Colonial Nursing Association, formed in 1895 by Lady Mabel Piggot,to provide Trained Nursing staff to the colonies.Initially this was to treat British personnel who became ill, although later they went on to treat the indigenous population and train local nurses.The project was well received and by 1910 some 521 nurses had been sent abroad.
The service was r...  read more

Code: 53707

The Nursing Board Colony of Singapore,silver Nurses registration badge

A scarce silver & enamel badge for nurse registration in the Colony of Singapore.The oval pendant style badge depicts the figure of Hygeia within a pale blue border bearing The Nursing Board Colony of Singapore.This is suspended from a cruciform pin back bar which bear a lion rampart with flag, taken from the arms of the colony from 1946-57.Some damage to the edges of the enamel a pictured.Engr...  read more

Code: 53516

Victoria Hospital Wynberg South Africa,Nurses badge

A brass and enamel nurses badge from the Victoria Hospital Wynberg.Located in the southern suburbs of Cape Town South Africa,the hospital is still in operation today but I believe this badge may date to the 1960s. The design features the hospitals crest being a shield, with cross, on which a hand holds a flaming torch.Below this is a scroll with Progress.Some scratches but generally good condi...  read more

Code: 53021

New Zealand Registered Maternity Nurse Badge

An enamelled brass badge for a New Zealand Registered Maternity Nurse.In very good condition with pin and clasp intact.Engraved to rear 13802 J S Northe19.8.60.Height 28mm  read more

Code: 52604

South Africa Registered Nurse,Silver epaulette Badges

An original pair of maroon cloth epaulettes complete with their silver qualification badges from the South African Nursing Council/S.A. Verpleegstersraad. The differentiation between different branches of Nurses is shown here;
http://www.sanc.co.za/serv_dds.htm
These are for a Registered General Nurse.
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Code: 52281

Pair of South African Nursing Council Epaulettes and silver badges.

An original pair of maroon cloth epaulettes complete with their silver qualification badges from the South African Nursing Council/S.A. Verpleegstersraad. The differentiation between different branches of Nurses is shown here;
http://www.sanc.co.za/serv_dds.htm
These are for a Registered General Nurse.
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Code: 51607