Nurses15 Second Pulse Timer
A nurses pulse timer dating to around the First World War period
It consists of the glass egg timer calibrated for 15 seconds within a base metal protective cover.This has a small attachment to the lid allowing it to fixed to a chain and worn from the belt.
Prior to the availability of cheap watches this would have been part of the Nurses basic equipment for recording observations... read more
Belfast City Hospital,Silver Nurses Buckle
A rare two piece Silver hallmarked buckle for the Belfast City Hospital.The central design features a crest, possibly of the Hospital above a scroll with the latin phrase"In Dolore Solacium"-A comforter in Pain.To the top is another scroll with Belfast City Hospital.From this central disc a series of rays emanate outwards.Condition is good with clasp and belt loops intact.Silver hallmarks to th... read more
British Association of Critical care Nurses,Members badge
An enamelled base metal badge for the BACCN.It features their logo of a map of the UK with a Cardiac Rhythm trace imposed on top.The title British Association of Critical Care Nurses appears on a navy band to the edge.Condition good,pin and clasp good.Unmarked to rear.Height 32mm read more
South Glamorgan Health Authority,School of Nursing,Nurses Badge
A sought after nurses badge for the South Glamorgan Health Authority School of Nursing from the late 1970s onward.The composite badge features a shield on which are three symbols, in this case a Lamp of Learning, the arms of Cardiff and a Welsh dragon which is holding a Rod of Asclepius. The condition is good with pin clasp and safety roller catch all good.Unmarked to the rear read more
Belfast City Hospital,Nurses Badge
A Silver(plated) and enamel badge from the Belfast City Hospital.The design features the Belfast Coat of Arms,In generally good condition but with some minor surface wear to silver plating.Pin and clasp in good order Makers mark for Toye & Co London.Height 38mm read more
Registered Medical Auxiliary,Operating Theatre Technician
A base metal and enamel badge for what I believe was the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine.This one is for the Registered Medical Auxiliary ,Operating Theatre Technician. Good condition with pin and clasp good.Numbered 5389 to rear.Height 33mm read more read more
Large Kodak photographic prints,Nurse recruitment 1961
A collection of Kodak 25cm by 38cm/9 & a half inch by 15 inch colour prints relating to Nurse recruitment and Careers in the early 1960s.They range from pre-nursing students at school through to Preliminary Training school. They also feature Hospital and District Nursing,Occupational Health and Health Visiting and Baby Clinics.
There are 14 in paper and card mounts and 4 loose.Some wear... read more
50.00 GBP
Medico-Psychological Association,Silver Prize Medal,Glamorgan County Asylum
An early rare silver prize medal for Proficiency in Mental Nursing,awarded by the Glamorgan County Asylum Committee.The county asylum consisted of Angleton and Parc Gwylit (and later Morgannwg) near Bridgend,these hospitals closed in the 1990s.
The medal would have been awarded to the top finalists for success in the examination of the MPA.The medal consists of a Maltese cross featuring ... read more
90.00 GBP
Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge(Margaret)
A slightly different silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.This one is a bit of a puzzle in that it is a much darker blue to the enamel than usual.It may have had this fully replaced but otherwise the badge itself is completely genuine.It is also unusually named to just Margaret rather than the normal name and date. I have contacte... read more
Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Cased Silver Nurses Badge(Wardman)
Another beautiful silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital with it's contemporary original leather presentation case.Demand for these remains high and I'm afraid the price reflects this demand and my purchase cost.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge... read more