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Old 17-03-19, 09:05 PM
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I didn't see it but my wife tells me that a couple of albums of formation signs were brought along - shown at c 2050 hrs - suggested value c £10,000. Did anyone see this? Mike
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Old 17-03-19, 09:13 PM
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Yes Mike, did see them you can view it on BBC iPlayer .
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Old 17-03-19, 09:28 PM
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Indeed, a very conservative estimate, based on £10 per badge, contained in what was described as Calico Printers Association "pattern" books.

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I didn't see it but my wife tells me that a couple of albums of formation signs were brought along - shown at c 2050 hrs - suggested value c £10,000. Did anyone see this? Mike
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Old 17-03-19, 09:45 PM
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Old 17-03-19, 10:08 PM
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What a find, I missed the start of the discussion so did not hear how her father had got them.
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Old 17-03-19, 10:15 PM
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Already discussed. See here:-

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...t=70658&page=3

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Old 17-03-19, 10:19 PM
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The implication was that her father had collected them but there was also photographic evidence that he had served in the Far East during the war.

As always, the Antique Roadshow Militaria expert made sweeping generalisations without going into any great depth. It would have been interesting to know if the father had worked for or had some connection with the Calico Printers as it might have explained how he had acquired the pattern book.
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Old 18-03-19, 06:51 AM
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My thoughts were that if the other experts were as knowledgeable in their fields as the one "valuing" the badges,then there is little point in the programme.

I thought his comments on the badges "some I have never seen before " and" they contain all the cloth badges worn in WW2" were most telling.

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Old 18-03-19, 09:13 AM
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Well, he did say it was a "conservative" estimate, but, then a collector would still need to actually have the 10k to buy them in the first place, which would be a tall order for an average badge collector, it is certainly not a collection that should be broken up.

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My thoughts were that if the other experts were as knowledgeable in their fields as the one "valuing" the badges,then there is little point in the programme.

I thought his comments on the badges "some I have never seen before " and" they contain all the cloth badges worn in WW2" were most telling.

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Old 18-03-19, 11:59 AM
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Interesting to see if it ends up on the market?

They all seemed to be printed badges so I wonder like High Wood if the originator had something to do with the process?
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Old 18-03-19, 12:30 PM
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I wonder if they were saved from a skip (or it's 1950's equivalent) rather than collected as stated.
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What a set of pattern books and what timing with Jon’s superb book that provides the background story on this company - Calico Printers:
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Old 18-03-19, 04:10 PM
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Thanks for the link, Jerry.

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Old 18-03-19, 05:14 PM
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The gentleman conducting the interview is a Medals man, and was probably thrown in at the deep end.

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