Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses, District Nurses Hat

A scarce woollen,Air Hostess style, District Nurses hat,probably from the 1950s.It bears the woven QVI badge of Queen Victorias Jubilee Institute for Nurses through it's many guises over the years.Good overall condition with no obvious damage or holes.A small size  read more

Code: 54130

Kings College Hospital,Student Nurses Outdoor Bonnet

A woollen nurses outdoor cap from the Kings College Hospital London.This was I understand worn by student nurses when travelling between their Nurses Home and the Hospital and was still in use in the 1980s according to one of my colleagues.
The cap is shaped rather like a bonnet with an embroidered badge to the front under which is a small bow.The badge consists of a shield ,bearing the ...  read more

Code: 54129

The Royal Free Hospital London,Outdoor Uniform hat

Another scarce item from my collection, namely an outdoor pillbox type hat in felt with the embroidered badge of the Royal Free Hospital London.In good overall condition with no sign of moth damage.In has an internal label for Medique, Medical Tailoring Limited Enfield  read more

Code: 54128

General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,WW2 Nurses Outdoor Uniform Peaked Cap

A rare nurses uniform Peaked cap from the Second World War period.This is cap as worn with outdoor uniform for a state registered nurse from the 1940s, The cloth cap has an embroidered bullion badge featuring the letters SRN for State Registered Nurse.The condition is good for its age, with only no apparent other damage.There is age related wear . The lining has a label for the Nurses Outfitti...  read more

Code: 54127

General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,Nurses Outdoor Uniform Tricorn Hat

Another rare uniform item in the form of a tricorn hat with cockade for outdoor nurses uniform.The blue felt hat has a turned up brim giving it a tricorn shape.A cockade with bullion badge for SRN is affixed to left side.a silk hat band is in situ.Good overall condition with no apparent damage and only minor age related wear.Inner hatband is stamped for the Nurse Outfitting Association London a...  read more

Code: 54126

Queens Institute of District Nursing,Felt Fedora style uniform hat

A scarce uniform hat for the Queen's institute of District Nursing as worn in the 1940s and 50s.The broad brim Fedora style hat is in a dark navy/black felt material with Silk hat band with bow. to the front is a bullion wire badge of the VRI of the Queens Nurses.In very good condition with inner liner marked for Egerton Burnetts Ltd Wellington Somerset  read more

Code: 54125

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses,Outdoor uniform Bowler type hat

Another scarce item from my collection, this one being a black felt Bowler type hat, It has a black ribbon and to the front a bullion wire badge bearing the VRI of the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute of District Nurses.In very good condition.Hat band is marked Eggerton Burnetts Wellington Somerset.(I believe the premises burnt down in the 1950s)  read more

Code: 54110

General Nursing Council for England & Wales , Nurses Outdoor Uniform "Bowler"type Hat

Another scarce Nurses Outdoor Uniform Hat.This one being in the shape of a bowler hat in felt material. The original pale blue silk ribbon bears the embroidered badge of the General Nursing Council For England and Wales.Good overall condition with some minor age related wear.Lining is loose in places .Marked for the Nurses Outfitting Association  read more

Code: 54109

Community nurses cap,Ealing District Nurses

A scarce uniform cap as worn by the District Nursing service of Ealing, probably from the 1950s.The blue velveteen"Air Hostess"type cap has a bullion wire badge bearing the title Ealing Nurse.Slightly battered with fold marks but would benefit from being displayed on shaped stand.  read more

Code: 54108

British Red Cross Society, Ladies Uniform Hat

One of a number of caps and hats I shall be listing, these first all belonging a nurse and her sister in law from Suffolk during the 1930s and 40s.Phyllis M. Wardell trained at the Norfolk & Norwich hospital in the 1930s and later lived and worked in Lowestoft also being a member of the British Red Cross Society.
Here we have an official issue black felt hat for the British Red Cross So...  read more

Code: 54107