Silver Plated Nurses belt buckle, star design
A two piece nurses belt buckle in EPNS( Electroplated Nickel Silver).It features a number of scroll motifs with an eight pointed star to back section .Width 95mm Height 59mm.Good condition with clasp and belt loops intact. read more
Queen Elizabeth College of Health Care Studies Birmingham
An enamelled nurses badge from the Queen Elizabeth College of Nursing & Health Studies in Birmingham.Excellent condition, pin and clasp good,Unmarked to rear.Height 40mm read more
Norfolk College of Nursing & Midwifery,Nurses Badge
An enamelled badge for the Norfolk College of Nursing & Midwifery.The central motif features a number of emblems which have featured on the earlier Nursing schools of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals.Good condition with some minor wear.The pin clasp may be a replacement.Makers marks for Fattorini Birmingham Height 32mm read more
The Birmingham College of Nurse Education, silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Birmingham College of Nurses Education.The design features a compass like arrow pointing towards the North East,but I am unsure of the significance of this, unless anyone knows? Excellent condition with pin clasp and safety roller catch all good.Silver hallmarks for TK&S(Toye Kenning & Spencer) Birmingham 1992.Height 32mm read more
West Pennine College of Health Studies,Nurses Badge
A chrome metal and enamel badge from the West Pennine College of Health Studies.This was an amalgamation of the Oldham,Bury & Rochdale Schools of Nursing in 1988.I believe the badge dates from the early 1990s.In excellent condition with no enamel damage .Pin clasp and safety roller catch are all good.Makers mark for Fattorini .Height 32mm
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Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, nurses badge
A chrome and enamel nurses badge from the Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton.The design features a shield in a voided centre.It bears the arms of the hospital which incorporate the Martlets of Sussex,the two Dolphins of Brighton and a royal crown and Rose.Below this is the motto Orando Laborando-By Work and By Prayer.Condition is very good with pin, clasp and safety roller catch all good.Ma... read more
Darlington Health Authority Midwifery Training Badge
An unusual Triangular Midwives badge from the Darlington Health Authority.The central motif is an eight pointed star, which I assume represents the Star of Bethlehem.The isle Darlington Health Authority Midwifery training appears on a blue band around the edge. Very good condition, pin,clasp and safety roller catch are all good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Height 2... read more
Silver Two Piece Nurses Belt Buckle,Sir Joshua Reynolds "Angel's Heads"
An impressive two piece silver nurses buckle mounted onto a Blue Petersham belt.The design is based upon the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds of five "angel's heads".See
;https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/reynolds-a-childs-portrait-in-different-views-angels-heads-n00182
Each central motif is edged by a variety of leaves and scrolls.Condition is good with minimal wear an... read more
St Ebba's Hospital Nurse Training School,Mental Nurses Badge
A scarce seven sided chromed metal and enamel Mental Nurses badge for St Ebba's Hospital.One of the five mental and Mental subnormality Hospitals known as the Epsom Cluster. St Ebba's was originally an epileptic colony and and after periods of being an acute mental hospital it eventually catered for Mental Handicap patients.The design features a yellow patty cross in front of a tree(similar to ... read more
United Sheffield Hospitals School of Nursing,GNC Pair
A nice pair of badges to the same recipient being a School of Nursing badge from Sheffield Royal Hospital,part of the United Sheffield Hospitals Group and her GNC badge.The recipient is Audrey Horsfield who trained from 3.3-47-12.3.51.The Hospital badge is in good overall condition with some minor surface scratches only.It has,unusually, been drilled to accept a silver safety chain which is sti... read more