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
50.00 GBP
Midwifery Silver Stork Umbilical Chord Clamps,JMB(John Millward Banks) London 1891
A rare antique silver metal stork which were intended as umbilical cord clamps.These stand on a foot in the shape of a small turtle.They have a scissor type mechanism, hinged at the eye.The storks bill forms the clamp.A snake symbol of health & Healing, is wound around the the birds neck and beak .A baby can be seen swaddled in the storks stomach.Fully Hallmarked for JMB(John Millward Banks)Lo... read more
300.00 GBP
Leicester Royal Infirmary Nurses League, Members badge
A base metal nurses badge for the Nurses League of the Leicester Royal Infirmary,dating to the 1940s.It features the intertwined initials of the Hospital topped by a scroll with their motto Unity and Honour and the year of its foundation 1903.In good overall condition barring several surface scratches. Pin and catch intact.Engraved to rear M J Thornton.(This appears to be Mary Joy Thornton who ... read more
35.00 GBP
Royal Masonic Hospital,Silver Nurses Buckle
A scarce and desirable two piece nurses belt buckle from the Royal Masonic Hospital.The main body of the buckle consist of a heavy convex scrolled design into which are set two panels in a voided centre.The first bears the square and compass,the second the five pointed star,both masonic emblems.This is a slightly later version of the belt which was awarded to nurses qualifying from the Nurse Tr... read more
650.00 GBP
Registered General Nurse Scotland ,Silver Nurses Badge
A nice Registered General Nurse for Scotland silver badge.Good enamel saltire with minimal surface scratches.Pin and clasp both good, safety chain in situ.Marked to the rear J C Farrow A10331 ,Makers marks Brook Edinburgh .Hallmarks for B&S Birmingham 1923. A nice early issue Registered Nurse for Scotland badge read more
40.00 GBP
West Cheshire School of Nursing,silver Nurses Badge
A nice silver and enamel badge for the West Cheshire School of Nursing, I believe, for Enrolled Nurse Training.The oval badge features a central motif of a wheat sheaf, a symbol for Cheshire.
Good condition with pin and clasp intact .Hallmarked for Thomas Fattorini Birmingham 1974. Named for Margaret Hyde. read more
The Hospital For Sick Children,Great Ormond Street London
An ever popular nurses badge of the Hospital for Sick Children,Great Ormond Street,London. This version is in a brass and enamel construction which ,I believe ,was a wartime austerity measure rather than the more usual silver. A very ornate badge which is in good condition with minor surface scratching . Pin and clasp in good order.Unmarked to rear read more
St Helier Hospital, Carshalton.Silver Nurses Badge
heavy silver nurses badge for the St Helier Hospital Carshalton. It's design features the head of the saint, a hermit who was beheaded by Saxon Pirates on the Island of Jersey in the 6th century.In good overall condition, pin and clasp intact, safety chain in situ . Silver hallmarks for Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham 1966 Height 32mm read more
Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge(Elizabeth M V Pearce)
Another beautiful silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
The enamel on this badge has been expertly re-enamelled to a very high Standard
The pin and clasp are good .It is engraved to the rear Nigh... read more
Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge(Evelyn J Blencowe)
Another beautiful silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
The enamel on this badge has been expertly re-enamelled to a very high Standard
The pin and clasp are good .It is engraved to the rear Nigh... read more