Rising Sun Badge - Unusual Makers Marks
 

Picked this Rising Sun badge up this week - slightly indistinct makers mark but I can make out what appears to be the wording "ENDSEN MELB". Anyone seen this maker before ? Badge will be up for sale once the makers mark has been positively identified.

Thanks in advance

PL

Hi PL, The maker is H. ARENDSEN MELBOURNE

regards John

Thanks John
Do you know if that’s a WW1 or WW2 manufacturer please?

Paul

WW2 and later

Rob

I think Stokes made badges in The Great War, as did Lambourne and Tiptaft in the UK. I would be interested if anyone could state other makers producing the Rising Sun badge in The Great War. Regards, Paul.

As far as I know these makers only produced RS hat badges & collars in WW1.
GAUNT UK, TIP TAFT UK, LAMBOURNE UK, JENNINGS (J &Co) UK.


Badges and titles marked STOKES & SONS are WW1 and badges marked STOKES MELBOURNE or MELB are WW2 and later.
Rob

Thanks Rob. Regards, Paul.

Hi Paul

According to Cossums Rising Sun book he lists the maker as Arendsen- Melbourne as being a WW2 issue in brass and 43mm high (RS132). and also lists a brass collar badge as Arendsen & Co, (RS157).

Regards

Phil.

Thanks all

Thanks PL

Other UK makers
 

WW1 rising suns were also made in UK by Firmin and Narborough.