A large and impressive bronze pendant badge for the West Sussex County Nursing Association. It dates to the early years of the 20th century and would have been worn by the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses District nurses for the area.It bears the arms of Sussex featuring the six Martlet birds.Measuring at 65mm tall it is amongst the larger badges issued.Good overall condition  read more

Code: 54102

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A bronze metal pin back badge for the Queen's Nursing Institute.This is the version issued after 1982 for Registered Nurses.It features the initials DN for District Nurse in a voided centre within an oval border bearing Issued by the Queen's Nursing Institute.This is topped by a queens crown.Good overall condition with pin, clasp and safety roller catch all good.Unmarked to rear.Height 40mm  read more

Code: 54087

A rare silver and enamel badge for the St James Nurses Home Liverpool.This is in the context of a Home being a local base for early district nursing sisters, often belonging or. affiliated with the Queen Victorias Jubilee Institute for Nurses. Liverpool was the birthplace of Modern Community Nursing and a number of bases would be set up ,out of which the district nurses would serve their commun...  read more

Code: 54070

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A base metal and enamel badge for the Brighton,Hove & Preston District Nursing Association.It was affiliated to the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses and supplied Nurses for District Nursing.The badge features the Brighton Pavilion on a green lawn above the waves of the sea. Brighton District Nursing Association appears in Silver on red enamel around the edge.Condition very good,pin...  read more

Code: 51952

A rare early District Nursing badge for the Westminster Nurses home. I am assuming that this relates to one of the many community Nurse homes set up after Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee in 1887, some of which were affiliated to the Queen Victorias Jubilee Institute for Nurses.
The badge itself is in silver and enamel and consists of an oval with a central bar bearing 1897(possibly the y...  read more

Code: 53820

An enamelled base metal badge for the County of Kent District Nursing Service.The central design is of a red enamel Greek Cross in a voided centre.Imposed upon this is a shield bearing the rearing horse of Kent.Very good condition with pin and clasp good.Height 39mm  read more

Code: 53814

A base metal and enamel District nurses badge for the Essex Cottage Nursing Association.It consists of a blue Enamel shield shape bearing another silver shield with the three Seaxes of Essex.Condition is good with moderate wear, pin and clasp is good.Makers marks for Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford House Birmingham, which dates this to between 1928 and 1932.This predates the formation of the NHS...  read more

Code: 53796

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An early nurses medal from the London Nurses Co-operation.This was one of the many early Agencies providing trained Nurses for home and hospital nursing.The badge consists of a red enamelled Greek Cross with an imposed white enamel circle bearing Nurses Co-Operation London.This is suspended from its original silk ribbon in red and white stripes, although the fixing is a pin and clasp.It is date...  read more

Code: 51978

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A scarce silver and enamel badge for the Bootle Health Society.Founded in 1907 it was aimed at improving the Health of the deprived families of the area and organised a variety of Sanitary Inspectors, as well as School and Baby clinics.The badge features the coat of arms of Bootle with Bootle Health Society appearing on a navy blue band to the edge.Condition is very good with pin and clasp int...  read more

Code: 53642