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yorkie 24-11-18 10:31 PM

Leeds Pals Sweetheart Brooch.
 
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How about this folks a full sized Leeds Pals Cap badge turned into an enamelled sweetheart Brooch. Lovely item.

High Wood 25-11-18 09:58 AM

Indeed, a superb badge.

POMPEY621 25-11-18 01:40 PM

Ditto High Wood

Chipper 25-11-18 01:42 PM

Me as well. Outstanding.

Cheers, Tim

Hawthorn 25-11-18 02:04 PM

Yorkie,

I can only echo the other comments and say that is an excellent badge, has the reverse had a pin fixing attached or is it untouched please?

Simon.

yorkie 25-11-18 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawthorn (Post 460665)
Yorkie,

I can only echo the other comments and say that is an excellent badge, has the reverse had a pin fixing attached or is it untouched please?

Simon.

The badge was brooched and enamelled by a person. The pin is still attached to the badge but the whole catch plate is missing. One can only speculate as to why it was done, but I assume it was the wife or girlfriend of a Leeds Pal lost on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Hawthorn 25-11-18 04:29 PM

Excellent, many thanks.

Simon.

mtrpltpara 25-11-18 09:20 PM

Stunning badge, thanks for showing.
Regards,
Bill.


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