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Regarding certain badges being seniority/status related , I personally feel there is no evidence to back this up. While it is possible that certain factories may have wanted to differentiate between levels of staff , it is probable that individuals simply wanted to 'enhance' their own badges (possibly after their employment finished). It is worth remembering that Tom Tulloch-Marshall (2001) , and later Tony James (2012) , both were of the opinion that the series letters on the 1915 OWS badges were possibly indications of the trade/position of the employee. This 'theory' is no longer accepted but shows that even 9 years ago there were details about these badges that further research has shown to be inaccurate. .
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#257
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Hi Leigh
Thanks for that. Don't you just love the iconography of the winged cherub (putti?) with flaming cornucopia that, presumably, contains phosphorus! His attire must have led him to get a little burnt from time to time.... As I posted this, I was reminded how, when I got it off eB*y, I had a sweet note from the seller apologising for the delay in sending as she had been temporarily banned from the site for selling something with a Nazi connection. Anyway, medal arrived in fairly short order. How I miss those days..... |
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Another great informative post. Thanks for that. I would think that seniority within the work place would have been indicated by something more visible such as an armband as it would be impractical to have to put your specs on to see that Mr Bloggs has a plated badge so he's the one I need to ask. My question to anyone out there: have you seen another 1915 enameled badge? There must be more than one of them! |
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Oh yes, the old letter = trade classification debate. Can't see how this could possibly have worked....
Maybe one day we'll know more! |
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Hope all well with you. When I see the 1915 renumbered badges, the renumbering is usually on the horseshoe fitting. My guess is that it would be virtually impossible to erase a number stamped into the reverse of a badge. One of our veteran's associations from a certain area heavily stamped the badges almost like a serial number on a machine whereas other areas lightly engraved them. The engraved badges could be renumbered and reissued, the stamped badges....NEVER. |
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So now we've seen examples of metal , rubber and leather discs . These were possibly common items at the time but were later discarded if the material perished or they were mistaken for washers etc. I have downloaded photos for future reference . .
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Two bidders were after it , so price shot up. A couple of photos. .
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Hi Mike
I finally found it and was thinking of bidding but Lord Sugar beat me to it.... I certainly wouldn't have gone to that figure! Wonder if he would like some of my "doubles"? |
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I had it on my "watch list" but didn't bother bidding when I saw 2 others were going for it ... big time !
There is a very nice hallmarked silver enamelled "For War Service" fob/medallion (blue outer ring and green leaf wreath) I'm 'watching' at the moment but bids have already reached £51.00 and there are still 6 days to go. .
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The silver medallion is a lovely item and is drawing interest but I fear that the bidding will be too rich for me. However, I shall watch with interest from the sidelines.
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Well, it certainly drew some interest on eBay..........someone was really keen. It went for £161 !!!...phew!!!!
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I saw that , 2 bidders going for it ..... then someone who had earlier made one bid (£35.00) jumped in at the last second and beat them both !
Was surprised there wasn't more interest in "THE VC FACTORY" (National Shell Filling Factory No. 6, Chilwell) badge , it ended up going for £30.99. .
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Mike, I checked your “War Service “ album, did not see this badge there. Is it just a factory worker’s badge, not necessarily “War Time”?. If so, what era and is it traceable?
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When WW1 broke out numerous factories/companies produced their own "War Service" badges , the system was abused and the government stepped in.
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The Woolwich badge you posted is from WW2 , there "should" be a record somewhere of who it was issued to but a lot of paperwork was either lost or destroyed. .
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