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Sold between 16 September & 28 November 2007

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Buttons from the J.R. Gaunt and Son Pattern Book Archive

J.R. Gaunt & Son

Lot

№ 169

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16 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£850

British Red Cross & St. John’s Ambulance Badges, a large selection of items including two heavy white metal rectangular waist belt plates to St. John Ambulance Brigade; together with a wide variety of civilian items including KC badges for the GPO, a QVC badge Straits Settlements Weights & Measures, a cast white metal badge Northern Assurance Co. (rampant lion centre), a white metal badge Birmingham Corporation Gas Department, a large white metal hat badge Hastings & St. Leonards Gas Coy. (Cinque Ports arms centre), a cast white metal badge ‘G&T Gas Coy Maintenance Department’, a fine white metal badge ‘Town of Shrewsbury’, a cast white metal badge for the Glasgow Lighting Department, a heavy die cast brass arm badge ‘Edwards & Co. Universal Providers’, an interesting militia scroll style hat badge ‘Postal Service’ (the legend inverted), a white metal circular badge ‘South African Scout Corps Paratus 1909’, the female part only for a waist belt clasp ‘Forest Rangers Mauritius’, an early leather brassard with pinned brass lettering ‘WPGC’ over ‘75’, a circular hat or arm badge ‘G.P.O. MESSENGER No.59’, a waist belt plate Republica De Guatemala’ and many other interesting items, good overall condition (parcel) £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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