WW1 1918 RAF Service Dress cap badge but not made by Gaunt?

[David191]

Hi,

I recently purchased this scarce WW1 1918 RAF Service Dress cap badge & with the seller's photographs provided, I assumed it was made by JR Gaunt.

Upon receiving the badge, I was surprised to not see the classic JR Gaunt plaque to the rear but another maker instead?

A previous seller's price tag also partly obscures the maker's mark unfortunately, but I would rather not remove it. (I wish I had paid $5 for it in anyone's currency!).

It looks like it reads something like "Lamb..."& the second line may start with "Eng..." England?

Does anyone recognise the maker at all please?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Best regards,
David

[manchesters]

Lambourne, England probably.

regards

[Insignia]

Fascinating badge David, I’ll give you $10 for it, doubling its value

Can’t say I’ve ever seen that particular construction previously.

There’s a good thread on Lambourne’s at

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=82798

Great badge, thanks for showing it

[Luke H]

I agree with Simon.

If the sticker were carefully removed I expect it to read either:

Lambourne & Co
Birmingham

Or

Lambourne’s
Birmingham

If 1918 in date probably the latter mark.

[David191]

Thank you all for your responses.

Lambourne is not a maker I have encountered before & the link to the thread was a brilliant read with some really great & fascinating research!

It seems this is a rarer maker for these 1918 RAF cap badges, so that's an additional bonus. This badge was bought in Australia too.

I think I may try & get a hair dryer onto the sticker carefully as something like that will be required to budge it. It is set like glue & I do not want to remove any paint in the process. I think if I can get to the top right of the Lambourne part, at least, all will be revealed with a 'Co' or an apostrophe 's'.

Thank you all again.

Best regards,
David

[Alex Rice]

The back of the badge is bowl shaped so maybe try putting a few drops of water on the label and let it soak, may be enough to lift it off.
Cheers,
Alex

[David191]

Thank you Alex. I will work on it this weekend & see what I can find.

Best regards,
David