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Old 06-01-17, 08:29 PM
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Default A staybright badge I have no idea about
Hi all

I have recently come across this badge I can't find any info on. I was hoping someone here might know it.

It's staybright marked "JR GAUNT LONDON"

approx 4cm tall x 3.5cm wide

Thanks in advance
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Old 06-01-17, 08:32 PM
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Wild guess- South India Police ( almost certainly miles away )

Sorry forget that it cannot possibly be that.

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Old 06-01-17, 08:35 PM
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Its post 1952 with the E2R Crown... the makers mark is certainly post 1947. It appears to be "S I P"? Is it something to do with Singapore possibly?
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Old 06-01-17, 10:31 PM
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Hi. I thought it looked like SLP. Wouldn't that make it Sierra Leone Police?
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Old 06-01-17, 11:03 PM
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It's the cap badge of the Solomon Islands Police.
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Old 07-01-17, 08:57 AM
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Has been obsolete for a number of years. Now known as the Royal Solomon Islands Police. It is actually chrome plated metal as opposed to staybright (anodised aluminium).

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Old 07-01-17, 11:00 AM
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Has been obsolete for a number of years. Now known as the Royal Solomon Islands Police. It is actually chrome plated metal as opposed to staybright (anodised aluminium).

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The word 'Staybright' is not exclusive to anodised aluminium badges, it is used by many (collectors, authors and Governments) for the metal badges etc., that do not require cleaning.

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The word 'Staybright' is not exclusive to anodised aluminium badges, it is used by many (collectors, authors and Governments) for the metal badges etc., that do not require cleaning.

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If it is then its a poor practice. Gold does not require cleaning, but I would not describe it as staybright! This is why so many sellers find themselves in difficulty when the buyer receives something which has been mis-described and seeks to return it. Be accurate and specific when describing badges and those reading your description will not be misled either by accident or design.

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Old 07-01-17, 04:50 PM
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The word 'Staybright' is not exclusive to anodised aluminium badges, it is used by many (collectors, authors and Governments) for the metal badges etc., that do not require cleaning.

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The word is also spelt, Stabrite and Sta-Bright.

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Thanks so much for all of the help in Identifying this badge. Truly appreciate it
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The word is also spelt, Stabrite and Sta-Bright.

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And so, one assumes, originally a trade name. Whicvh has come to be a generic, as with 'kleenex' in North America or 'biro' in many places. As has been pointed out, while common and often used, such terminological inexactitude - to quote Winnie - can be msleading.
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