Lincoln County Hospital,silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel Badge from the Lincoln County Hospital.It features the emblem from the arms of Lincoln,namely a shield with red cross and central Fleur de Lys.The hospital title is on a green enamel band to the edge.Good condition but with some very minor enamel damage to the edges,pin loose but clasp and safety catch good.Hallmarked to rear TJS(Thomas James Skelton) Chester 1953 Height ...  read more

Code: 52793

Hospitals,Infirmaries & Dispensaries,Their Construction,Interior Arrangement and Management -Franz Oppert London1867 ,Rare original volume.

An interesting original book on the construction and design of Hospitals.It is one of several similar works from the likes of Florence Nightingale and Sir Henry Burdett which aimed to improve the standard and efficiency of Hospitals in the Victorian era.The author of this work is Franz Oppert.
Consisting of 218 pages it details the main factors affecting hospital design and lists example...  read more

Code: 52785

Edward Ashby Fardon,Middlesex Hospital,Nurses Prize Medal

A scarce Nurses prize medal from the Middlesex Hospital.The medal bears the name of Edward Ashby Fardon, a previous Resident Medical Officer at the hospital.The medal bears an image of the doctor with Edward Ashby Fardon RMO 1879 1907 around the edge.This is suspended from a rather grubby but original silk ribbon in white, pale blue and navy blue.It hangs from a bronze pin back bar brooch with...  read more

Code: 52784

Nightingale School of Nursing,St Thomas' Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge in original leather presentation case

I am listing here, yet another example of one of the most sought after Nursing Badges ever issued,that of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas' Hospital.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/

This badge, which is in pristine untouched condition, is a superb example.It does not have any...  read more

Code: 52782

Sevenoaks Hospital,Nurses badge

A white metal and enamel nurses badge from Sevenoaks Hospital in Kent.The oval badge bears a central shield on which are seven acorns, a leaf and the rearing horse of Kent.a green border to the edge bears the hospital title.Condition is very good with pin and clasp intact.makers name to rear for J Pinches which makes me believe this dates to the 1960s,Height 36mm
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Code: 52783

Princess Alexandra College of Nursing,Silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel nurses badge which awarded by the Princess Alexandra College of Nursing for a short period only.It was designed by a group of Tutors of the college to reflect the amalgamation of the Newham and Princess Alexandra Schools of Nursing but was itself replaced by the City University Badge.The design consists of six alternate black and white links forming a chain,on a hexagonal sh...  read more

Code: 52777

Marie Curie Memorial Foundation,Two silver Nurses Badges.

Two silver and enamel badges issued to the same nurse for Cancer Nursing.They consist of an oval badge for the Marie Curie Memorial Foundation with a figure of the Polish born scientist to the centre.Excellent condition.Hallmark is difficult to read but appears to be for TKS( Toye ,Kenning & Spencer),Birmingham 1998.Height 37mm
The second item is also for the Marie Curie Memorial Foundat...  read more

Code: 52780

British Red Cross Technical Medal Trained Nurse/General Nursing Council Badge set.

A group of three badges awarded to the same nurse.They consist of a pair of medals from the British Red Cross Society, namely the BRC Technical medal with a scarce original Trained Nurse bar.The badges were introduced in 1914 and discontinued in 1966,and could be worn by members of Voluntary Aid Detachments with professional qualifications.This one is for a "Trained Nurse" which predates the la...  read more

Code: 52779

Army Medical Services Schools of Nursing,Registered Nurse Badge

A base metal and enamel badge for SRN training with the AMS Schools of Nursing.This pattern of badge was in use from 1970s through the 1980s.The blue enamel denotes SRN training.Good condition ,Pin and clasp intact,Marked to rear Firmin. Height 26mm
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Code: 52763

Metropolitan Asylums Board,Bronze third prize medal.Eastern Fever Hospital

A rare bronze Nurses Third prize medal awarded by the Metropolitan Asylums Board .The medal is suspended from a bronze bar brooch on an original blue silk ribbon The face bears the arms of the MAB which had been granted in 1914.
The shield featured a red cross on white: St George's Cross but also the "red cross" of medicine and ambulance work. On this was placed a golden staff of Aescula...  read more

Code: 52776