Wrexham School of Nursing, Silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel badge for Wrexham School of Nursing. The placements were spread across the Wrexham & East Denbighshire War Memorial Hospital and Maelor General Hospital with the PTS at Strathalyn House in Rossett.
In excellent condition with only minor surface scratches. Pin ,clasp and safety roller catch all good. Hallmarks for Tf Birmingham 1972  read more

Code: 54799

The Royal Hospital For Sick Children Edinburgh, Nurses Badge

A base metal and enamel badge from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh.The shield bears a Royal crown within a sunburst or rays above the hospital title.Below this is a cherub and the border is made up of thistles and leaves.Condition is good with pin and clasp intact.Unmarked to rear  read more

Code: 54798

League of Westminster Hospital Nurses ,Silver members badge

A silver and enamel nurses badge for the League of Westminster Hospital Nurses. It features the portcullis and crown motif of Westminster. The hospital did not originally issue a badge to its qualifying nurses,rather awarding a belt buckle.The same emblem with different wording was latterly used when the hospital eventually decided to award a badge.
Very good clean condition with pin, cl...  read more

Code: 54797

Poplar Hospital, Silver Nurses Badge

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 one of several different versions of the badges from this hospital .
It is Hallmarked for TAB & Co( T A Butler & co), with the year letter for 1960....  read more

Code: 54796

Holborn & Finsbury Hospital, Silver Nurses Badge

An absolute stunner of a badge and one of my all time favourites,This is a silver and enamel nurses badge for the Holborn & Finsbury Hospital .It consists of a two piece construction with a concave five petalled rose in red enamel with a silver edge.In the centre is an enamelled shield with a St Georges cross with the wounded hart of St Giles in the centre,topped with three scallop shells.This ...  read more

Code: 54795

Metropolitan Asylum Board, staff members badge

A rare buttonhole back badge for the Metropolitan Asylums Board.The MAB operated between 1867 and 1930 and in many respects was the precursor to the NHS operating Hospitals for the "sick poor",Isolation and TB Hospitals ,Mental Hospitals as well as Ambulance Services in the capital.Many of their hospitals were taken on by the London County Council in April of 1930.
The badge itself featu...  read more

Code: 54794

Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children & Women, silver Nurses badge

A scarce silver and enamel Nurses badge for the Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Bridge Road,London.
Probably the first institution in England devoted to the care of sick children, it was founded by Dr John Bunnell Davis (1780-1924) as the Universal Dispensary for Children in 1816. It finally closed in 1976.
This oval badge features a central image of the Madonna and Child with t...  read more

Code: 54793

Menston Hospital Family Group of Badges

An interesting and unusual group of Badges related to a husband and wife who registered on the same day. They both underwent training at Menston Hospital . The wife however got a lovely silver gilt pin back badge whilst the husband received a chromed metal buttonhole back version!
The first set are a GNC badge in chrome to T Brogan(Thomas Brogan) ,RMN 22612 3.12.52 ,SRN 267036 3.12.58 ...  read more

Code: 54792

North Wales Hospital, Denbigh,Mental Nurses (SEN(M)) badge

A scarce original brass and enamel Mental Nurse badge for the North Wales Hospital Denbigh.This one was issued for nurses undertaking the SEN(M) training. In good overall condition,Pin is missing although clasp and safety roller catch are present.Makers Mark for Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent Street Birmingham  read more

Code: 54790

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Badge

An original Silver Tippet badge for the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve.From it's foundation in 1908,(from what had been Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve)until 1949, this badge would have been worn on the Cape or Tippet.The medal was made of silver and consisted of a voided centre with the letter R for Reserve below an Imperial Crown.
In very ...  read more

Code: 54789