Miss Storer's Nursing Association, Edgbaston. Silver gilt Nurses Badge

An ornate silver gilt and enamel nurses badge from Miss Storer's Nursing Association. This was originally Miss Storer's Nurses Co-operation and was ,I believe, founded in the late 19th Century.It is shown by the 1930s as being Miss Storer's Nursing Home and Nurses Co-operation, based at Homeleigh 9 Church road Edgbaston. This lovely badge consists of an enamelled Greek cross with a central boss bearing the crest of Birmingham,This is suspended on a hinge fixing from an enamelled bow shaped pin bar with Miss Storer's Nursing Association.Excellent condition with pin and clasp intact.Silver hallmarks for JAR Birmingham 1929.Height 54mm

Code: 52990