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Old 03-11-20, 06:59 PM
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I have an AA Wm Dowler WRAC cap badge in my collection.

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The anodised WM Dowler badges are scarcer than the Dowler ones
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I've never seen a Dowler marked Canadian badge.
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Mike, I just looked at mine, and I have 2 Dowler WRAC badges. One, with a long slider, is DOWLER. BIRMINGHAM, and the other is WM DOWLER. (B'HAM)

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They were also the makers of thousands of those date bars that were suspended from St John Ambulance members' badges. The earlier ones being silver.

The firm entered at least three marks (W.D&S and WD&S) with the Birmingham Assay Office.

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My LI HM silver belt plate is marked WD&S ,quite a bold stamp. Dated 1978. So a post amalgamation set of items.
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I have Dowler Birmingham on the slider of a gold anodised Wessex Brigade/ Regiment badge
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My LI HM silver belt plate is marked WD&S ,quite a bold stamp. Dated 1978. So a post amalgamation set of items.
Another marked W.D&S dated 1977
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They were also the makers of thousands of those date bars that were suspended from St John Ambulance members' badges. The earlier ones being silver.

The firm entered at least three marks (W.D&S and WD&S) with the Birmingham Assay Office.

Trev.
I know 1893 WD&S W.D&S may be post 1969 ?
What is the 3rd, is there's an earlier one ?
And regarding Dowler do you have an idea when the Wm Dowler & Sons Ltd.
First appears ? I believe sometime about1911-1913 since previously it was Dowler & Sons Ltd (No Wm) since about 1905
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[QUOTE=irish;320247]Cap and one collar marked Dowler Birmingham. 1 collar marked Wm. Dowler & Sons Ltd Birmingham. Interestingly the cap badge is marked twice.
As far as I know Dowler is pre 1886-7 1888 Directory is the earliest to show
'& Sons, the Wm Before & Sons Ltd. is about
1911-13 I think , they are were Ltd since 1905
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