Sorry, I should have made it clear that although Elkington's had shops in various places, their factory was in Birmingham.
Peter - I think GM made a mistake, London not Birmingham.
The silver badge was a private purchase by the Earl of Derby, highly unlikely that anyone could buy one later. Again, I don't think anyone has come across a silver one with an assay date other than 1914 ! The bronze OSDs were also private purchase (I haven't come across any with maker's marks yet). The Other Ranks patterns were authorised by the War Office. The badge was declared officially obsolete on 10th August 1921.
Last edited by KLR; 20-04-08 at 08:15 PM.
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