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Old 27-06-17, 11:07 AM
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Default Unidentified Victorian badge
Multi piece construction with broach pin. Blackened brass. It looks too official and complicated for a sweetheart broach but I may be wrong.

Any ideas welcome.

Again many thanks to everyone who has looked and helped me with some of my badges.

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Old 30-06-17, 06:03 AM
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Can anybody eliminate it as a sweetheart broach? Is it a badge for a white helmet? Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Old 30-06-17, 07:29 AM
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What size is it?
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Old 30-06-17, 07:45 AM
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It's cap badge size Simon. It's an interesting badge as the wreath is attached by tiny loops and wedges.

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Old 30-06-17, 09:39 AM
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Could it be a badge for a band, one of the former military bands formed from the old volunteer battalions.

My town band was formed in such away. They wore a mixture of military and civilian dress when they first started.

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Old 30-06-17, 09:46 AM
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That's an interesting idea. Thanks for that. This one is difficult as there is very little to go on. It's so intricate it is made and looks very military in construction. It could well be what you say.

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Old 30-06-17, 09:48 AM
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In this photo They have similar badge but with superimposed Liar

Earlyer photographs of town band show them wearing 1VB North Staffs Glengarry badge on a cross belt with Red tunics.

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Old 30-06-17, 09:53 AM
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This badge Stone Town Band Used for many years.
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Old 30-06-17, 09:54 AM
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Many thanks. I will do a bit of research on this and see if I can come up with something. It may be standard Victorian military badge for a particular trade. I know that they had a badge for bandsman so this may a similar thing. There again it could even be a fire or postal service badge you have given me other ideas for what it may be.

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Old 30-06-17, 04:29 PM
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I think you will find that it is a shako badge for officers on the unattached list and/or inspectors of Army schools and governors of Army prisons.
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Old 30-06-17, 05:00 PM
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That's really interesting. I will look that up. Is amazing what people know on this forum I'm glad I found it. my local museum were clueless. It looks genuine to me, would you agree.

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Old 30-06-17, 05:11 PM
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A bit like Victorian OFSTED . I can't believe you knew what it was it's incredible as it is so ambiguous. I can't find anything on the web so thank you

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Sorry entered on wrong post
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Old 30-06-17, 07:04 PM
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Hello again Simon

Any ideas who it may have been worn by? I'm wandering if it's an Australian police badge of some kind.

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Old 30-06-17, 07:44 PM
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It's a Victorian Volunteer Medical Service c.1875. I found it here

It was worn by the Victorian Defence Force (Colony of Victoria) prior to Federation.

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-.../victoria3.htm

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