Greetings again.
The collars appear to be the correct pattern for early 44th Foot, female Sphinx with a rounded face, mantle over the back etc, but as I stated earlier, they were made of brass.
Perhaps you have found something not seen previously.
A little more research may provide an answer and hopefully other Essex folk may have an idea.
Re the second item; still none the wiser and can't add anything else to the answers received when originally posted.
Regards.
Brian
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