Royal Worcester Figurine, Nursing Sister St Thomas' Hospital

A Royal Worcester Figurine from a series of Four featuring Nursing Sisters of English Hospitals. These were modelled by Ruth Van Ruyckevelt in the late 1950s and early 1960s in a limited edition of 500 of each figure. This example is 285/500 of the Nursing Sister from the Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' in London.It features a seated Sister in a pink striped chair adorned with the H...  read more

Code: 54602

Leybourne Grange School of Nursing,Silver Learning Disability Nurses badge

A silver and enamel Nurses badge for the Leybourne Grange School of Nursing near Maidstone. A Learning Disabilities Hospital opened in 1936, it finally closed in 1996 and has now been converted to a housing development.
The badge takes the form of a five petalled rose ,similar to the form of the GNC badges, with a rearing horse (the Emblem of Kent) to the centre,. Condition is very good ...  read more

Code: 54601

Tor College of Health Care ,Silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel badge from the Tor College of Health Studies in Devon, dating to the 1980s and 90s.
The design features a sun motif with a galleon to the centre on a silver background. The galleon had featured on several earlier School of Nursing badges from the region over the years and reflects the areas Nautical heritage.
In excellent condition with pin, clasp and safety ro...  read more

Code: 54599

Belfast City Hospital,White Metal Nurses Badge

A white metal and enamel badge from the Belfast City Hospital.The design features the Belfast Coat of Arms,In generally good condition but with only minor surface scratches. Pin and clasp in good order .Marked to rear Toye & Co London.Height 38mm  read more

Code: 54600

Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge(Helen G Harmer)

Another beautiful silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital. This one being slightly different in that it as a more convex shape with the tips being bent backwards as sometimes happened with wear.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
The enamel...  read more

Code: 54591

St Paul's Eye Hospital Liverpool,Silver Nurses Badge

St Paul's Eye Hospital Liverpool. Originally founded in 1871,the later hospital was opened in 1912.The badge shows a ship in full sail,partly as a reference to St Paul,his blindness and subsequent healing and his many journeys by sea.The ship also denotes Liverpool's famous maritime heritage. In very good condition, with pin clasp and safety roller catch all good. Unmarked to the rear Silver h...  read more

Code: 54598

Mansfield and Kings Mill General Training School for Nurses, Silver Nurses Badge

A lovely silver and enamel badge for this Nurse Training School from the 1960s.In excellent condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin and catch intact although pin appears to be a later replacement .Engraved to rear E Wilton 31.7.1961 to 14.9.1964. Hallmark for Toye Kenning & Spencer London for 1963 Height 34mm.  read more

Code: 54597

South African Nursing Badges x 4

A selection of Nursing badges from South Africa.Two relate to Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town and one for the Victoria Hospital Wynberg. The last is in silver and was sold to me as being a nursing badge but I have been unable to confirm this.  read more

Code: 54596

Cabinet Card Photographs of Early Nurses, c 1890s/1900s set C

As part of my winding of this sales site, I shall be offering a variety of Nursing ephemera from my collections. These four are from a selection of early nursing photographs known as Cabinet cards, taken by professional photographers of nurses, in their working dress.These predominantly date from the 1890s to approximately 1910, although some did continue up to the Great War. They are approxima...  read more

Code: 54595

Cabinet Card Photographs of early Nurses, c.1890s /1900s Set B

As part of my winding of this sales site, I shall be offering a variety of Nursing ephemera from my collections. These four are from a selection of early nursing photographs known as Cabinet cards, taken by professional photographers of nurses, in their working dress.These predominantly date from the 1890s to approximately 1910, although some did continue up to the Great War. They are approxima...  read more

Code: 54594