Aberdare & District Midwives Association & Midwives Institute members badge

A pair of badges to the same midwife from the 1930s.
The first is the small members badge for then Midwives Institute which was to become the College of Midwives in 1941.Founded in 1881, the motto Vita Donum Dei-Life is the gift of God is still the same today.
in good condition with pin and clasp intact.Makers mark for  read more

Code: 54133

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses, District Nurses Hat

A scarce woollen,Air Hostess style, District Nurses hat,probably from the 1950s.It bears the woven QVI badge of Queen Victorias Jubilee Institute for Nurses through it's many guises over the years.Good overall condition with no obvious damage or holes.A small size  read more

Code: 54130

Kings College Hospital,Student Nurses Outdoor Bonnet

A woollen nurses outdoor cap from the Kings College Hospital London.This was I understand worn by student nurses when travelling between their Nurses Home and the Hospital and was still in use in the 1980s according to one of my colleagues.
The cap is shaped rather like a bonnet with an embroidered badge to the front under which is a small bow.The badge consists of a shield ,bearing the ...  read more

Code: 54129

The Royal Free Hospital London,Outdoor Uniform hat

Another scarce item from my collection, namely an outdoor pillbox type hat in felt with the embroidered badge of the Royal Free Hospital London.In good overall condition with no sign of moth damage.In has an internal label for Medique, Medical Tailoring Limited Enfield  read more

Code: 54128

General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,WW2 Nurses Outdoor Uniform Peaked Cap

A rare nurses uniform Peaked cap from the Second World War period.This is cap as worn with outdoor uniform for a state registered nurse from the 1940s, The cloth cap has an embroidered bullion badge featuring the letters SRN for State Registered Nurse.The condition is good for its age, with only no apparent other damage.There is age related wear . The lining has a label for the Nurses Outfitti...  read more

Code: 54127

General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,Nurses Outdoor Uniform Tricorn Hat

Another rare uniform item in the form of a tricorn hat with cockade for outdoor nurses uniform.The blue felt hat has a turned up brim giving it a tricorn shape.A cockade with bullion badge for SRN is affixed to left side.a silk hat band is in situ.Good overall condition with no apparent damage and only minor age related wear.Inner hatband is stamped for the Nurse Outfitting Association London a...  read more

Code: 54126

Queens Institute of District Nursing,Felt Fedora style uniform hat

A scarce uniform hat for the Queen's institute of District Nursing as worn in the 1940s and 50s.The broad brim Fedora style hat is in a dark navy/black felt material with Silk hat band with bow. to the front is a bullion wire badge of the VRI of the Queens Nurses.In very good condition with inner liner marked for Egerton Burnetts Ltd Wellington Somerset  read more

Code: 54125

Princess Beatrice Hospital Kensington,Nurses badge

A base metal and enamel nurses badge for the Princess Beatrice Hospital Kensington. See;http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/princessbeatrice.html

In good overall condition with only minor wear to plated finish.Pin and clasp intact.Named to J Heskins 1954-7.
height 35mm  read more

Code: 54124

Royal Northern Hospital, Brass Nurses badge

A brass metal nurses badge from the Royal Northern Hospital Holloway Road.
It consists of metal Greek cross with the initials RNH intertwined to the centre.Pin and clasp intact.Makers mark for A Wylie & Co Ltd Height 30mm  read more

Code: 52843

Princess Beatrice Hospital, nurses badge

An early Nurses badge for the Princess Beatrice Hospital after it had changed its name from the Kensington,Fulham & Chelsea Hospital in 1930.The badge features a triangle on which are Fulham Kensington & Chelsea.Outside of this are the initials PBH with Princess Beatrice Hospital on a green band around the edge.Some surface wear.pin missing to rear.Makers mark for JR Gaunt London Height 24mm<...  read more

Code: 53673