Royal College of Nursing 1939-46 and Commemorative Centenary badges
An original members badge for the Royal College of Nursing,of the pattern issued during the wartime years 1939-46.In white metal with the intertwined letters RCN topped by the King's Crown.It retains it's pin and clasp and is marked for the maker J R Gaunt London.It bears the membership number 57447.
2016 saw the college celebrate it's centenary and it issued this commemorative ... read more
Nurses Co-operation London,boxed Nurses medal
An early nurses medal from the London Nurses Co-operation.This was one of the many early Agencies providing trained Nurses for home and hospital nursing.The badge consists of a red enamelled Greek Cross with an imposed white enamel circle bearing Nurses Co-Operation London.This is suspended from its original silk ribbon in red and white stripes, although the fixing is a pin and clasp.It is date... read more
65.00 GBP
Harrogate School of Nursing,Silver Enrolled Nurses badge
A hexagonal silver and enamel badge for the Harrogate School of Nursing. Bearing the motto Semper Paratus-Always Ready.
In very good condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch intact and in good order.Hallmarked for G & Co Ltd(Garrard & Co London) and year letter for 1970.Height 32mm read more
South Cheshire School of Nursing,ENG badge
A Base metal and enamel Nurses badge from the South Cheshire School of Nursing.It takes the form of a St John's cross in green enamel on which is a disc bearing a lamp of learning bearing the latin; Caritas-Charity.The title South Cheshire School of Nursing appears on a grey band around the edge.Very good condition. Pin,clasp and safety roller catch are all intact .Makers mark for Fattorini read more
South Cheshire School of Nursing,RGN badge
A Base metal and enamel Nurses badge from the South Cheshire School of Nursing.It takes the form of a St John's cross in navy blue enamel on which is a disc bearing a lamp of learning bearing the latin; Caritas-Charity.The title South Cheshire School of Nursing appears on a light blue band around the edge.Very good condition. Pin, clasp and safety roller catch are all intact . Makers mark for F... read more
Morgannwg Mental Hospital,Bridgend silver Nurses badge/RMPA/ GNC Trio and certificate
A trio of Badges awarded to the same nurse for her Mental Nurse training at what would have been the Glamorgan County Mental Hospital in Wales.She trained in the 1940s and gained her certificate from the Medico Psychological Association,which is enclosed.
The first badge is the silver and enamel Badge of the Royal Medico Psychological Association.Engraved to the rear for M.E.Robinson 453... read more
Swandean Hospital,Worthing Group HMC,Nurses Badge
An enamelled Nurses badge for training at the Swandean Hospital in Worthing.Originally opened as an Isolation hospital, it was later to become a Geriatric Hospital after the creation of the NHS in 1948,although it also continued to treat TB patients on the site, The shield shape badge features at the six martlet birds from the Sussex coat of arms, around which are the words Comfort Kindness & H... read more
Barrowmore Hospital,Chester,Nurses Badge
A silvered metal and enamel Nurses badge for Barrowmore Hospital Chester.Opened as a Tuberculosis Hospital in the 1920s,it became a general hospital after 1948 before it's eventual closure in 1983.This oval badge features a Cross of Lorraine,the emblem of the Anti TB crusade,in red enamel with the hospital title in a red band to the edge.This is surrounded by a laurel wreath in green enamel. In... read more
Stockport Infirmary, silver nurses badge
A silver and enamel medal type badge for the Stockport infirmary.It takes the form of a Maltese cross with central disc containing a shield with the arms of Stockport. the words Stockport Infirmary appears on the top and bottom arms of the cross.This is suspended from an original blue silk ribbon with a silver bar brooch suspension.Some minor wear.Named to FMK Baynes April 1945.Hallmarks for ... read more
Kingston Hospital Nurses League,nurses badge
A bronze pendant Nurses badge for the Kingston Hospital Nurses League.The badge features a coat of arms, possibly an early version of Kingston upon Thames? around this is the latin motto Auxilia Egit Alterum Alterius - He Helped the Other.This is suspended from a pin back bar brooch with KHNL Condition is good but pin is a temporary replacement.Named for H M Aylward(This is Hilda May Neale(nee ... read more
40.00 GBP