Brentford Hospital,State Enrolled Nurses Badge

A scarce base metal and enamel pendant badge for Brentford Hospital for Enrolled Nurse Training in the 1960s.The design appears to show an image of the town suspended from an enamel pin back brooch with Suaviter in Modo-Gentle in Manner.In unissued condition.Unmarked to rear.Height 39mm  read more

Code: 52016

West Thames School of Nursing,Silver Enrolled Nurses badge

A silver and enamel nurses badge from the West Thames School of Nursing,dating to the 1980s.Featuring a design showing the shield with Seaxes taken from the previous badges for the West Middlesex and Isleworth Hospitals.The green colour denotes enrolled Nurse Training .It features the latin mottos
Pro Utilitate Hominum-For the Service of Mankind,and Servite in Laetitia-I will Serve Cheer...  read more

Code: 52013

South Middlesex Hospital,Isleworth.Enrolled Nurses Badge

A base metal and enamel pendant badge from the Assistant Nurse Training School of the South Middlesex Hospital Isleworth.Originally an Isolation Hospital,it later took acute patients before becoming a psychogeriatric hospital, eventually closing in 1991.
Whilst the title Assistant was dropped from State Enrolled (A) Nurse Training in the early 1960s,this badge looks to have retained the ...  read more

Code: 52014

RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set

A quartet of badges awarded to the same Male nurse during his training and career.
They consist of;
1.Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital brass and enamel pendant badge.Good condition with safety chain, pin intact.Named to A.M.J.Wills 1950-53 Height 39mm
2.Exminster Hospital silver and enamel pin back badge.Excellent condition, pin and clasp good.Named to Mr A.M.J.Wills June 19...  read more

Code: 52002

Tunbridge Wells School of Nursing ,Silver Nurses badge

A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Tunbridge Wells School of Nursing.It features a central coat of arms taken from that of Tunbridge Wells above the motto Do All,Doubt Not.This is imposed upon a red Geneva cross in a voided centre.One or two minor areas of enamel wear around the edge but otherwise condition is good.Pin and clap intact if slightly loose.Engraved to E R Vajda and hallmarke...  read more

Code: 51999

Royal Red Cross,2nd Class Medal

A nice cased example of a First Word War Period medal of the Royal Red Cross,2nd class. Holders of this award are know as associates (Associate Royal Red Cross).The second class award was introduced in November 1915 and both grades were issued widely for Nursing Services during the war.
The medal is an enamelled silver Maltese cross with a central figure of the reigning monarch, in this...  read more

Code: 51996

Nurses Leather Chatelaine set with instruments,W.H Bailey & Sons

A rare survivor of,what was once,a basic piece of Nursing equipment,mainly a Nurses chatelaine set of equipment in a leather case.They were widespread from the Mid Victorian era up until just after the First World War.Worn suspended from a nurses belt these would contain the nurses tools of her trade of the time. The contents could vary slightly but this is a fairly typical example.
It c...  read more

Code: 51994

General Nursing Council For England & Wales,Pair of State Enrolled Assistant Nurse Badges

An interestesting pair of badges awarded to the same nurse,.They are from the GNC for England & Wales and consist of a SEAN badge from 1948 and a similarly named and dated Duplicate.They are both named to M Barnes SEAN 21342 27.9.46.This is Marjorie Barnes,nee Halfpenny,resident in Mansfield.In slightly different colours of brass and enamel,the darker model is engraved Duplicate.I assume that ...  read more

Code: 51991

Silver Proof 2015 £5 Commemorative Coin,Edith Cavell

A rare Royal Mail cased proof limited edition £5 coin, issued in 2015,commemorating the centenary of nurse Edith Cavell's execution.In it's original case with slip cover and certificate, it is numbered 178 from an edition of only 500.The face bears an image of the Nurse  read more

Code: 51990

All Saints' Hospital Birmingham,Silver Nurses badge

A very nice Silver and enamel nurses badge from the All Saints' Hospital Birmingham.The central design features a yellow Lamp of Learning imposed upon a red Geneva Cross,behind which are an array of leaves .The Hospital Title appears around the edge.In superb condition with only minor surface scratches.The pin and clasp are good and it bears hallmarks for TF (Thomas Fattorini) Birmingham 1961 H...  read more

Code: 51977