Hi Dan, We have been doing a lot of research on this issue. There are a couple of possibilities other than a sub-contract to the makers. First there is a pattern where badges were made by makers in the region. The 194th and 175th were both western units and the Ellis and Hemsley were Toronto and Montreal respectively. There is a possibility that the jewellers acquired the lugs from those makers to produce the badges. Not confirmed, but a possible scenario.
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