Jennens & Co

[Paul Spellman]

I have this very nice KLR Cap/Collar??? By Jennens, the scroll dates it to the unofficial badge worn in India, unfortunately no hallmark.
Paul

[Paul Spellman]

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[scotch]

😳 Very nice.

[RBJ MIlitaria]

I have this Connaught Rangers badge converted to pin fitting with nice Jennens silver marks for Birmingham date letter C 1902

[mac mcconnell]

I have a few J & CO bits but my favorite is my officers 21st cape badge with only 2 loops such a stunning badge.

Mac

[Charlie 585]

I've shown this badge before but thought I would add it to this thread as well for J&Co Fans.

Rifle Brigade 20 scroll circa 1911-13 minus its HM and fixings but no mistaking its origins and my favourite RB badge of them all.

Also shown in relation to an earlier post in this thread an image taken at Horse Guards yesterday.

Ry

[3748 Hussar]

Mac,

Here's an Gaunt example

Agreed 21st officers badges are stunning badges .

Tony C

Originally Posted by mac mcconnell

I have a few J & CO bits but my favorite is my officers 21st cape badge with only 2 loops such a stunning badge.

Mac

[3748 Hussar]

And the front with sil/gilt collars

Tony C

Originally Posted by 3748 Hussar

Mac,

Here's an Gaunt example

Agreed 21st officers badges are stunning badges .

Tony C

[Drmiggy]

Originally Posted by KLR

Focus: !? Talking about bankruptcy……. Alli - stay with the focus !!!

Jennens were founded in 1800 and by 1912 they were a Limited Company. Heavy losses were incurred after the 1st World War when the demand for badges and buttons plummeted. By July 1924 Jennen’s creditors procured an order to wind up the company. On 8th July 1925 Gaunt completed the balance of purchase of the company.
Yes, their products were a byword for excellence.As far as I know - they only produced officer's badges.
Items marked J&Co will have been produced before 1924/5. Thereafter, such was the esteem that Gaunt – who inherited and used original J&Co dies – specifically marked their products as “Gaunt late Jennens”. It is quite clear to me that Gaunt also used Jennens dies without any markings as well.

There is ample evidence for the activity of J&CO; Pattern books in NAM and at BMAG (within Gaunts archives) and details of their take over in Board of Trade archives (TNA and Bham Ref Liby) . Ticker Riley and I have done quite a bit of work on J&Co !

I’m lucky to have various J&Co badges which are some of the most beautiful in my (KLR) collection.

Hi KLR

You said you have done quite a bit of work on J&Co, did that work include any analysis of cavalry J&Co badges. If it has I would love to see what you discovered?

Regards Ian