A varied collection of British commemorative medals, enamel organisational badges, and uniform insignia. The lot includes educational awards such as two bronze Plymouth Education Authority medals and a silver-toned medal for perfect attendance dated 1908. Organisational jewellery is well-represented, featuring enamel badges for the Women’s Institute (including a Somerset branch red dragon badge and a standard For Home and Country pin), the R.N.L.I. Ladies Life Boat Guild, the Girls’ Friendly Society (G.F.S.), and the National Union of Teachers (N.U.T.).
Aviation-related items include a BOAC Junior Jet Club winged enamel badge and a large brass Air Training Corps cap badge featuring a central eagle. Maritime and service items include an Apostolatus Maris medal on a blue ribbon with a 1915 bar and a Women’s Royal British Legion pendant. Military-style insignia includes a set of four silver-toned metal officer rank pips, a multi-coloured campaign ribbon bar, and a large gold-toned badge featuring a central RR monogram within a wreath surmounted by a crown.
Royal commemorations span several reigns, including a vintage King George V pin with crossed flags, a Queen Elizabeth II enamel monogram pin, and a modern King Charles III God Save The King pin set. Miscellaneous items comprise a brass 1930 patent plaque for reinforcing rings, a Raynal bar badge, a Boy Scouts trefoil badge, and a red enamel star badge with the numeral 2. Materials include struck bronze, brass, silver-toned base metals, and hard-fired cloisonné enamel.
Condition report:
The collection is in overall good vintage condition. Metal components show varying degrees of surface tarnishing and natural patination consistent with age. Enamel work is generally well-preserved with vibrant colours, though occasional minor surface scratches may be present. Fabric ribbons on the attendance and educational medals exhibit typical fraying and age-related wear. Several items are housed in period jewellery or medal boxes which show external scuffing and wear to the hinges and linings.
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