Tyneside Scottish OR Collection

[Frank Kelley]

Went? not stolen I hope?

Originally Posted by manchesters

Frank,

I am afraid these went several years ago and it was the only one I ever had.
I would be interested to hear if anyone could answer your queery though.

regards

[manchesters]

sold, not stolen.

regards

[Frank Kelley]

Relieved to hear that!

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Simon,
I too would certainly be very interested in peoples thoughts, sadly, it seems to be just you and I, a pity, I am surprised given the popularity of these badges, the vast majority that I have encountered have had their original loops replaced.
Regards Frank

Originally Posted by manchesters

Frank,

I am afraid these went several years ago and it was the only one I ever had.
I would be interested to hear if anyone could answer your queery though.

regards

[Chipper]

Hi Frank & Simon, not sure I have much to add by way of fact, but I do agree, the few I have seen are broached, including the one I have. It's quite sturdy, so the Glengarry theory has a lot of merit. Maybe in the rush to get them made, it was as simple as no-one thought about appropriate attachment methods till they were delivered, wherein a local jeweller may have been busy converting them??

Cheers, Tim

[Alan O]

Tim

I have always thought that was the case. They ordered the badges but they had poor quality lugs. So the soldiers had them broached for easy fixing to the ToS. This proved much more acceptable and this is why the 2nd 1915 pattern also had that fixing.

Alan

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Alan,
Many certainly appear to have been pinned, but, many had their lugs replaced with new ones, what is "TofS"
Regards Frank

Originally Posted by Alan O

Tim

I have always thought that was the case. They ordered the badges but they had poor quality lugs. So the soldiers had them broached for easy fixing to the TofS. This proved much more acceptable and this is why the 2nd 1915 pattern also had that fixing.

Alan

[Chipper]

Hi Franks, that's interesting about replacement lugs, do you know what was the difference between the original lugs and the replacements? Longer perhaps? different placement?

I think "TofS" is for Tam o'Shanter (the "f" may have been a typo Alan?)

Cheers, Tim

[Alan O]

It's possible the lugs were contemporary replacement or maybe the pin fitting was itself replaced by a collector wishing to revert it to the original fitting? I changed my mis-spelling of ToS.

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Tim,
Have a look at the last page in the Tyneside Scottish thread currently the sixth thread down in the Infantry and Guards section, RMR shows a typical example, yes, I think longer lugs, than those originally applied to their reverse.
Okay, Tam O Shanter, you know, I'm not sure that I've ever seen the first pattern on a T O S, have you?
Regards Frank

Originally Posted by Chipper

Hi Franks, that's interesting about replacement lugs, do you know what was the difference between the original lugs and the replacements? Longer perhaps? different placement?

I think "TofS" is for Tam o'Shanter (the "f" may have been a typo Alan?)

Cheers, Tim

[talos]

Hi
I read with interest about the cloth shoulder titles of the Tyneside Scottish. Where these titles worn at the same time as the diamond shaped battalion patches also were they worn concurrently with the titles on the shoulder straps or did they replace them.
Best regards
Talos

[Chipper]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Hello Tim,
Have a look at the last page in the Tyneside Scottish thread currently the sixth thread down in the Infantry and Guards section, RMR shows a typical example, yes, I think longer lugs, than those originally applied to their reverse.
Okay, Tam O Shanter, you know, I'm not sure that I've ever seen the first pattern on a T O S, have you?
Regards Frank

Sorry Frank, I missed your reply a few weeks ago. The answer is no, I haven't, just speculation on my part.

Cheers, Tim