Lowestoft & North Suffolk Hospital,Nurses Gold Prize Medal
An extremely rare Gold prize medal from the Lowestoft & North Suffolk Hospital.This is of a hollow pressed 9 carat gold construction and features the same design as the standard hospital badge bearing the seal of Lowestoft.It is engraved to the rear P.Wintersgill Jan 1936-1939.It has makers marks for AF(Anthony Fattorini) and Hallmark year letter for 1938.Safety chain in situ.
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Hellsdon Hospital Norwich Nurses Badge
A lovely enamelled Nurses badge from the Hellsdon Mental Hospital Norwich.It features the castle and lion emblem of Norwich on a central dark blue enamel roundel imposed upon a light blue enamel cross.very good condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin and clasp good.Unmarked to rear.Height 32mm
A scarce badge from my own collection,price reflects my original purchase cost and rarity. read more
South London Hospital For Women,Nurses Belt Buckle
A scarce Nurses Belt Buckle from The South London Hospital for Women. Located on the South side of Clapham Common,this hospital was at one time totally staffed by women,other than one Engineer and a Gardener ! It joined the NHS in 1948 as part of the Lambeth Group of Hospitals but eventually closed in 1984
The buckle mimics the design on the hospital badge bearing the letters SLHW and th... read more
Royal Salop Infirmary,School of Nursing,State Enrolled Nurse,silver badge
A Silver and enamel State Enrolled nurses badge from the Royal Salop Infirmary.In good overall condition but with slight enamel loss to the edge below Nursing.Engraved to the rear R M Edwards SEN 1970-1972.Hallmarked for WJD 1969.height 30mm read more
Ashton & District Infirmary X Ray Department Badge
A Brass and enamel button hole fixing badge for the X ray department of Ashton & District Infirmary.In very good overall condition with no enamel damage .Unmarked to rear.height 26mm read more
Cleveland Area Health Authority School of Nursing,Enrolled Nurses silver badge
A silver gilt and enamel badge from the Cleveland Area Health Authority School of Nursing,South Tees Health District.I believe this was based around the Middlesborough & North Ormesby Hospitals.The badge is in excellent condition with hardly any surface damage.Pin,Clasp and safety roller catch are all good.
Marked to the rear Thomas Fattorini Regent Street,Birmingham with Hallmarks for ... read more
British Red Cross Society Proficiency Badge,Anti Gas Training with ARP Bar.
A nice Red Cross Proficiency in Anti Gas Training Badge from the second World war period.It also has a Air Raid Precautions Bar 1941.These Proficiency badges were awarded in a variety of subjects following examinations and this was one of the less common variants.
In good condition,enamel good with minor scratches.Suspension pin good with pin and clasp intact.Original ribbon,although sli... read more
Florence Nightingale Medallion,John Pinches circa 1856
A white base metal medallion by John Pinches of London,celebrating Florence Nightingale following the Crimean War.
The obverse of this medal depicts a half-length figure of Florence reading a book, within a beaded oval frame. On either side are sprays of roses, thistles and shamrocks. The reverse carries an oval badge flanked by palm sprays and bearing the words: 'BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFU... read more
Southmead Hospital Bristol,Nurses Badge
A base metal and enamel badge for Nurse training at the Southmead Hospital Bristol. read more
National Temperance Hospital & General Nursing Council pair
A pair of badges to the same nurse J E Wakefield from the 1940s.The first is large pendant badge from the Paddington Group No.21 with the suspension bar marked National Temperance .This Hospital in Hampstead road,founded in 1873,was based upon temperance principles.The hospital joined the NHS in 1948 and became part of the Paddington Group HMC and this badge would have been one of the first awa... read more