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Old 19-01-18, 01:24 AM
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Default Unknown Sterling pin.
Picked up a few things over the weekend.
Not sure if the Ashford pin is military or not? C.C??

I guess The Royal Scots piece is a watch fob?

The button is neat and it has been converted to a sweatheart as it has a needle pin.

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Old 19-01-18, 02:13 AM
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Cycling Club or Cricket Club would be the most obvious suggestions.
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The "Ashford Wheelers Cycling Club" has 'a history stretching back over one hundred years', so my guess is that your enamelled pin is from an earlier version of that club.
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Old 20-01-18, 12:01 PM
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Some cricket clubs are styled wanderers
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Some cricket clubs are styled wanderers
Good to know! Cheers. I just assumed it went with cycling.
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Picked up a few things over the weekend.
Not sure if the Ashford pin is military or not? C.C??

I guess The Royal Scots piece is a watch fob?

The button is neat and it has been converted to a sweatheart as it has a needle pin.

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Possibly the Ashford in Kent, rather than the one in Middlesex.

Could the dragon be a reference to the Buffs? Would Ashford have been in the East Kent recruiting area?
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