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BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, North East Coast Local Centre of the Northern Counties Amateur Swimming Association, a silver and enamel badge, named (Diving Championship, 2nd Prize, won by G. Leithead, Aug. 23rd 1899), 32mm; Borough of Stockton, Education Committee, a silver award medal for Perfect School Attendance by J. Moore, named (Thos. Alfred Wilson), hallmarked Birmingham 1907, 29mm; Service with 1/1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C., 1915, a silver award, unsigned, 25mm; Tyne Garrison Tribute, 1918, a silver medal by Vaughton, hallmarked Birmingham 1918, 41mm (E 1962); War Service Tribute, 1918, Parish of Great & Little Usworth, a silver and enamel badge by Vaughton, hallmarked Birmingham 1919, 34mm; Peace, 1919, a silver award medal by Carrington & Co, named (Comp. E. Paddon, No. 49, Newcastle Enct. for services rendered to King & Country), hallmarked Birmingham 1920, 35mm; Sunderland to Darlington Walk, an enamelled gold badge, unsigned, for the Northern Echo, 26mm, 9ct, 7.53g; Jarrow & Hebburn Schools League, a silver badge by Fattorini, named (Dunn St. Boys, Junior Cup, 1935-6), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 31mm; Durham Mines Inspection District, Ambulance League, a silver badge by Walker & Hall, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1939, 40 x 32mm [9]. Gold badge extremely fine and in blue case, others generally very fine but Tyne Garrison medal brooch-mounted
£120-150

Provenance: J. Gardiner Collection