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Old 30-05-19, 09:10 PM
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Hi Mike,

all good fella, good luck with the hunting, and there are a few of us here who collect OWS stuff, and I know all of us are happy to help where we can

cheers, Tim
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Nice little article in the following link:

http://tonyjamesnoteworld.biz/wp-con...e_Badges_2.pdf
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Excellent article especially for novices like me.

Also good to see the forum mentioned in the references.
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Old 02-06-19, 02:10 PM
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Found another interesting article :

"The origins of Munitions Badges and Ministry of Munitions."

The lay out is a bit mixed up but due to it being a pdf. file.

It is from the book "From Corn to Cordite " by John Williams.

http://munitionsbadges.weebly.com/up..._munitions.pdf
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Old 02-06-19, 03:40 PM
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Thanks Mike and CharlieDog, both very interesting articles. I think, from memory, the "Corn to Cordite" book is very hard to get these days.

Cheers, Tim
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Old 03-06-19, 07:53 PM
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The word, Badge, would certainly be rather more appropriate.

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Thank you, I understand now, it was the use of the word pin that had me confused.

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Hi all

You can also see the round 1914 Admiralty badge that was issued unnumbered and then, I understand, supposed to be returned to be numbered. I wonder how that went for them....

Have also seen the same badge with red paint in the crown and white paint in the inner circle.

I used to wonder about the "round cornered" 1916 badge but, having worked in a factory at one time, you can see how those sharp corners would be more than a curse!

Some posts ago, I set out some variants of the 1916 "triangle" including ones with "year bars" and also good quality little silver (?) "dangler" style versions.

I do have some "doubles" of these unofficial "on war service" badges so PM me if you want to acquire any!
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Old 07-06-19, 11:45 AM
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Found this selection from IWM.
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Old 08-06-19, 08:58 PM
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Hey Mike,

what a fantastic display they have. One or two there I'd love to get my mits on...

thanks for tracking this pic down

cheers, Tim
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I used to wonder about the "round cornered" 1916 badge but, having worked in a factory at one time, you can see how those sharp corners would be more than a curse!
Picked up a stamp showing a munitions factory worker , Lottie Mead , wearing her badge. Also found out there were other things that were a 'curse'

Picture courtesy of IWM (© IWM (WWC M15-1)
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Sad to say that many munitionettes lost their lives both by poisoning from chemicals used in manufacturing the shell fillings but also as a result of explosions.
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Picked up a stamp showing a munitions factory worker , Lottie Mead , wearing her badge. Also found out there were other things that were a 'curse'

Picture courtesy of IWM (© IWM (WWC M15-1)
Nice to see such a commemorative item.
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Also sometimes referred to as "Tommy's sister" according to a book that I found.
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Hi,
I am new to the forum and fairly new (about a year) to collecting munition workers' badges. I am more interested in the WW1 ones. Is there a comparable book to "Doing Their Bit: Home Front Lapel Badges 1939-1945" by Jon Mills, but for the first war?

My interest in the badges stems from my research into the history of women in engineering work.

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Hi,
I am new to the forum and fairly new (about a year) to collecting munition workers' badges. I am more interested in the WW1 ones. Is there a comparable book to "Doing Their Bit: Home Front Lapel Badges 1939-1945" by Jon Mills, but for the first war?

My interest in the badges stems from my research into the history of women in engineering work.

thanks
nina
I have searched in vain for a ‘World War 1’ equivalent to Jon Mills excellent volume ‘Doing their bit’. The above links in the various posts make an excellent starting point for understanding the difference between the ‘Official’ and ‘Unofficial’ badges. However, one of the joys in collecting the ‘Unofficial’ badges is researching about the companies involved. It is fascinating.
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