Lot Archive

Lot

№ 289

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8 December 1994

Hammer Price:
£75

United Kingdom Prison Officers' badges and miscellaneous items, circa 1880 1988 Chief Officer, GV (Female), c. 1935; GVI (Male), 1940, both very rare; Pressed brass, GVI, c.1940; Brass and cloth, GVI, c.1945, both rare; Brass and cloth ElI, c.1953, scarce; White metal and cloth, ElI, c.1972; Prison officer GVI, brass, c.1945 (2), Brass ElI, c.1953 (2), White metal ElI, c.1960 (4), Gilt ElI, c.1977 (4), Present day issue, enamelled, c.1988 (2 plus a Title); Scottish Prisons, EVIl, c.1905, rare; Isle of Man, GVI, c.1948, very rare. Womens Cap badges, GVI, c.1945, scarce; ElI, c.1960; Present day issue, c.1988; Scottish GVI crown cap badge, c.1948; ElI crown cap badge, c.1955; Guernsey Prison, c.1970. Miscellaneous items: West Riding (Yorks) Prison Gate Pass, very rare; Dartmoor Prison Uniform button, c.1890, very rare; Lewes Naval Prison button, c.1905, very rare; Royal Courts of Justice breast badge, c.1973, and Cloth Patch, c.1973, both rare; Prison Hospital Patch, c.1945; Prison P.T.I. breast patch, c.1970; Plaque pieces, GVI, c.1940; all very fine or better (36)