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Originally Posted by mike_vee
The two I have are numbered 929 and 5059 , the plain (economy) version is numbered 5968. I don't know if the numbering reset to 01 for the economy version ?
I wonder how long the WMV (enrollment) badges were issued , as the need for workers increased dramatically the factories would not want any delays in recruitment/start dates.
The 1915 enamel OWS one I have is numbered 81760 and as there was only one series of this badge the maximum produced would have been 99,999.
By 31st July 1916 approximately 1,300,000 of the plain 1915 OWS (economy) badges had been issued , so the savings in time/cost of manufacturing the badges makes sense.
Edit : National Museums Northern Ireland has an example of a WMV (economy) badge that is numbered 99846 .
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I'll check my numbers on my two enameled WMV badges and list them.
I think I've already posted a photo of an "economy" brass WMV badge with its paperwork but can put it up again if it has got lost in all our discussions.