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Essex Yeomanry
I need the help of the forum please
Are these Essex Yeomanry badges original or fake please? Thank you for looking, Keith
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I collect badges and medals of London Transport employees and its predecessor and successor companies, bus, tram, trolleybus, underground railway. |
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I think they may well be fake.
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Both are indeed fakes.
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Essex Yeomanry
Keith,
I put one of these up on the forum a few months ago, it came with a job lot and had the loops E-W broken which I replaced. The opinion was that it was fake, although someone had a photo of an Essex Yeoman wearing a similar badge. Rob |
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I believe the photo you mention Rob shows the 1916 version with the scroll removed. I promised I would not say any more on the topic as to the whys and wherefores but suffice to say I’m 100% certain the badge you showed around Christmas and these two are all from the same stable - that being Martin Marsh.
I’ve only said this much as I do not wish for there to be confusion or any sort of credence given to the Marsh die, which I highlighted with the relevant seeding patterns showing it was indeed the same as the fake from his catalogue. |
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Solid Essex Yeomanry
Luke, I agree that my badge had similarities to the ones you have shown from Martin Marsh.
As we have said before, never say never with badge collecting and I would be annoyed to say the least if it turned out to be pukka and I'd binned it. I cannot see why anyone would take the scroll from a 1916 badge or for that matter be allowed to wear it, but again, never say never. Rob |
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Rob,
Identical rather than similarities. The badge shown and yours is unquestionably from the Marsh die. If you ask the person who I believe showed you the picture you refer to as your source for the scroll-less badge I’m sure they will tell you the story behind what I’ve touched on re the 1916. But as I said I do not want to disseminate it on a public forum for several reasons including a promise I made. |
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Thank you gents for your input, I am satisfied the badges are fake.
Keith
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