East India Railway Badges, an interesting selection including a massive brass shield belt badge bearing the legends “EIR/Breaksman/109”, one hook and two stud fasteners; a large brass oval belt badge engraved “East India Railway Electric Telegraph Department Message Peon No. 49”, one hook and two stud fasteners; a brass possible arm badge engraved “E.I.R. /Licensed Vendor/Howrah/No 3”; another massive brass belt badge engraved “E.I.R./Jamadar of Pointsmen/No 16”, one hook and two stud fasteners; a small cast silver plated hat badge, EIR in script lettering and a white metal shoulder title “EIR”; North Western Railway of India, a rare rectangular heavy gauge die-stamped brass waist belt plate bearing the company title and shield of arms (loose D end missing); another rectangular brass waist belt plate mounted in white metal with a KC over NWR (loose D end missing); a die-stamped gilt metal pouch badge being a KC over a shield bearing the company arms, two screw post fasteners (tip of crown missing); a brass shoulder title NWR and an uncut white metal badge bearing the company title and shield of arms; Eastern Bengal State Railway(?), a fine quality silver plated die-cast cap badge being a KC over a blue enamelled scroll EBSR, three loop fasteners; Baro-Kano Railway, a large oval brass belt badge engraved with the company title and a KC, two belt slide fasteners; Railway Police, a brass shoulder title and a belt badge with pierced numerals 48, good overall condition (15) £250-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Buttons from the J.R. Gaunt and Son Pattern Book Archive.

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