Packaging For Anodised Cap Badges

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by davec2

One that also has a sense of humour, me thinks ??

Dave.

PS, After the ' spelling ' fiasco of a few months ago, I was under the impression that getting personal, would now be avoided, or is it me ?? I can't remember off hand, whether Rolica served 28 years or 38 but I'm sure he did long enough to be able to write a comment and miss a couple of punctuation marks, don't you ???

Dunno Dave.

Seemed an odd posting to make don't you think?

Regards

Chris

[davec2]

Hi Chris,

I'm sure it was a tongue in cheek remark, almost as if we had it easy when we went in, lol, he hasn't got a harmful or sarcastic bone in his body, I know that.

Perhaps he wanted to wind us up a little ???

All the best,

Dave.

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by davec2

Hi Chris,

I'm sure it was a tongue in cheek remark, almost as if we had it easy when we went in, lol, he hasn't got a harmful or sarcastic bone in his body, I know that.

Perhaps he wanted to wind us up a little ???

All the best,

Dave.

I'm sure he did Dave - good to do the same!!!

Hey, I've come across a specification sheet for packing direct from the Ministry of Supply for marking and packing of badges dated April 1956 and this is where it gets really exciting.

The badges after being wrapped in tissue were specified to be packed into cartons of 100!!!

Absolutely riviting stuff!!!

Don't suppose anyone has access to one or a photo of said item do they?

Regards

Chris

PS After all that excitement I'm going to have to take the mutt for a walk...

[ROLICA]

Dave
Thank you for your support and as normal you hit my remark on the head it was just a wind-up on my part. It is a pity that some people just cannot see it for what it was, When I joined as a boy soldier they would not allow us to wear our Regimental badge untill we had learnt to march and salute properly then we had our badges issued and NO they where not packed in petty little plastic bags.and I still have that badge today, and for54 BTY the gentleman who REPLIED "Professional" then would he say we where not ,would he have liked to have been at my side in Korea, Malaya, and Aden? or is he saying we where unprofessional. by the way Dave it was 28 years .
Thanks again Dave
Rolica

[davec2]

Hello Clive,

No problem, don't forget my badges came nicely wrapped and packeted, so I qualified for your remark too, I think that the replies by Chris and Marc were also ' tongue in cheek ' but these few comments have at least high-lighted the fact that back in your day, badges when issued, were not wrapped, not in the Worcesters anyway, so another angle in the debate.

Everyone take care, it's a wicked world we live in !!!

Dave.

[54Bty]

I apologise for any offence, from your title 'ROLICA' I thought that you were foreign and having a go at us. You have beaten my service by a year, although mine was after Korea.

Marc

[hagwalther]

Hi Rolica,

The unpackaged badge you were initially issued with; would it have been an anodised aluminium example?

Regards

Chris

[Old Smelly]

The scene is set, sometime in the not so distant past, a young recrute waits for his issue.
QM: 'One badge, cap, for the use of, would you like it gift wrapped sir?'

[Faugh-A-Ballagh]

I know a dealer who has a Royal Munster Fusiliers badge which was still in it's original wrapping. Getting slightly off the anodised badges topic, but shows it was a practice that it has been going on for a while.

A thought has just occorred to me = perhaps wrapping a badge was to keep it a secret from the young recruit which unit he had joined " oh no I've got a badge for the Pioneer corps - the recruiting sergeant told me I was joining the Guards" LOL

Early morning madness I know

[ROLICA]

Hi Chris
No my first badges was not an Anodised Aliminium badge it was all metal and the first thing we had to do was put it in Brasso and set it on fire this was to burn off the top covering so they would shine more on polishing, Funny thing about polishing badges was evryone moaned about doing it but when A/A badges came in they moaned about having to give up metal badges
and in fact a lot kept them for quite sometime including myself, as for packing yes the staybights as we new them where in packets.
QAll the best
ROLICA
PS
By the way 54Bty ROLICA is a battle honour of the Worcestershire Regiment

[engr9266]

Chris, Just received this ROBIN HOOD (350 Field Squadron RE) badge still in the original tissue paper wrapping made by FIRMIN and sealed with a small piece of sticky tape.
regards Jerry.

[fougasse1940]

"the first thing we had to do was put it in Brasso and set it on fire this was to burn off the top covering so they would shine more on polishing"

Interesting bit of information there, was this general practice?

Rgds,
fougasse1940.

[Old Smelly]

Originally Posted by engr9266

Chris, Just received this ROBIN HOOD (350 Field Squadron RE) badge still in the original tissue paper wrapping made by FIRMIN and sealed with a small piece of sticky tape.
regards Jerry.

But dare you unwrap it for fear of damaging the original tissue and tape
Lee

[grey_green_acorn]

Chris,
This is how 2 or 1 single badge reached the QMs clothing store. I think it was called "Primary Standard Packaging" i.e. a plastic bag, label and sticky tape!

[54Bty]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

Chris,
This is how 2 or 1 single badge reached the QMs clothing store. I think it was called "Primary Standard Packaging" i.e. a plastic bag, label and sticky tape!

Not your badge then, Royal Corps of Signals (ORs).