National Archives file SUPP4/279 is a post-war Ministry of Supply Order book for cloth badges ordered for the Army and Civil Defence
An entry dated 14th July 1950 notes orders placed for the post-war CD area titles which are described as – Titles, Territorial.
Orders for 95 variants listed as London boroughs, large towns and counties were placed with Lewis Falk Ltd of Letchworth, 133 variants for northern towns and Scotland with AW Hewetson Ltd of Macclesfield
The average quantity initially ordered was 600 of each although some like Liverpool were for 1,600.
Judging from the quantities now available they clearly over-ordered.
Jon
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