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20-08-16, 02:38 PM
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Unknown Trade badge
Hello,
Bought this without knowing what it was as I had not seen one before, looks WW1 rather than WW2. Anyone know what it is please? regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges 
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#2
20-08-16, 02:42 PM
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Cobbler???- shoehorn, leather needle?
Paul
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20-08-16, 09:17 PM
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2 for cobbler so far.
British or Canadian or both? regards
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#5
20-08-16, 09:35 PM
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I would suggest British. At that time the Cdn militia/CEF copied most British practices and badges. But the trades badge could have been made by anyone in the UK or Canada.
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21-08-16, 11:29 AM
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The tools displayed are those of a leather worker more than those of a shoemaker. The needle and thread, the dowel and the hammer. I know that shoemakers in the army were expected to do leather work too, but I wonder if it is for someone skilled as a belt, bag and leather equipment tradesman???
Just a thought! Regards, Dave
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#8
21-08-16, 11:56 AM
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Yes,
The "Horse Bit" regards
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#10
21-08-16, 04:33 PM
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Good afternoon All; This badge is, IMO, a variation of a trades badge we had in the RCOC pervious to Unification. The badge was worn by the following tradesmen;
Leather and Textile Worker (L&TW); Shoemaker; Shoe Repairer; Tailor. Once having had trades training, the individual, to the best of my knowledge, generally stayed in one of the four trades above. The L&TW was normally on the QM staff of Canadian Field force units (Inf/Armd/Arty). I had one on my staff when I was QM of the Strathconas in Iserlohn FRG in 1968. They were worth their weight in gold! While no expert, the badge posted by Simon looks very old and perhaps of "local manufacture". I'm having a picture of the badge sent to me this pm from the museum. Bill, I have no photo account so could I pls send it to you and ask that you post it for me? Many thanks. Hope this helps. Cheers Al
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#12
21-08-16, 10:22 PM
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I can see where Al is coming from, but I am not convinced of the connection of mine to the modern Canadian types.
regards
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