Hi Alan
Without being too ridiculous and attempting to anthropomorphise an animal made of 'tin', the eagle on genuine badges with its pugilistic face and different wing heights reminds me of a fighter that's momentarily dropped his left shoulder ready to deliver a killer right hook.
There is a very evident height difference on your Victorian and Tony's Firmin version as you point out, but you know I think there is a slight difference in height on your slidered version too. It's not as profound as the other for sure, but put a rule on your screen and check it out. It still looks slightly higher to me - if not higher then certainly fuller as if it's winding up for the delivery.
But, thank you for showing it and I do concede that similar or the same wing height on its own doesn't indicate a reproduction.
Mark
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