Victorian Cloth Show & Tell..!

[Roy]

Greetings Lads & Lasses,

This may be a pretty short thread (but I hope not) but we have had some wonderful badge specific threads where collectors have been willing to share individual examples from their collections, so I hope that will be the case here.

I was very fortunate recently to get this lovely Victorian (1880's) bullion cloth badge to the Shropshire (48th) Rifle Volunteers (see attached). I love the quality of early cloth insignia like this but I'm equally astonished that such early and potentially fragile examples have survived.

If anyone is interested (?) I would find it most enjoyable to see what other early cloth patches/badges are out there. Anything is welcome as long as it's early and cloth.

So dig through your collections and let's have a little show and tell on some of these beautiful rare pieces. This 48th is my only decent example to get the ball rolling.

Cheers, Roy.

[BROOKIES]

Roy.

As requested.

Jonathan.

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[fougasse1940]

Here you go.

Rgds, Thomas.

[Roy]

Hi Gents,

Wow! some real crackers there, keep em coming..

Cheers, Roy.

[Tiger Pete]

Here you are.

Kind Regards,

Pete.

(Always looking to aquire Sussex related badges).

[Paul Spellman]

Shown this recently
Pre 1880
34th Cumberland Regt of Foot
Paul

[Paul Spellman]

Boer War period cloth Pagri badge
c.1900
Possibly Militia Bn but the 4 may be a past ref to 4th of Foot
Paul

[Mercian]

Here's mine to the 3rd Cheshire Rifle Volunteers circa 1865.

[irish]

All wonderful pieces. The workmanship is akin to artistry. Have always had a soft spot for embroidered badges and of course bullion. I could easily make it a focus albeit a narrow one as availability of good pieces such as shown above are limited.

Jack

[Fatherofthree]

Good evening.

Here's my offerings:

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Another 34th of Foot, Cumberland. A very nice badge you have there as well Paul.

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Middlesex post 1881.

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Royal Westminster Militia, probably 1857 - 1881

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And especially for you Alli, something to do with The Fusiliers.......

Regards.

Brian

[Tigerlily]

Thanks Brian! and a Middlesexy too

Lovely bits of cloth, I don't have any, all my cloth is way too modern apart from my WW1 Bombing Officers badge, sad

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by Tigerlily

Thanks Brian! and a Middlesexy too

Lovely bits of cloth, I don't have any, all my cloth is way too modern apart from my WW1 Bombing Officers badge, sad

I would like to see a photo of that please if you can

regards

[Paul Spellman]

Your 34th is great, obviously for a Grenadier Company Officer.
Paul

Originally Posted by Fatherofthree

Good evening.

Here's my offerings:

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Another 34th of Foot, Cumberland. A very nice badge you have there as well Paul.

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Middlesex post 1881.

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Royal Westminster Militia, probably 1857 - 1881

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And especially for you Alli, something to do with The Fusiliers.......

Regards.

Brian

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by manchesters

I would like to see a photo of that please if you can

regards

H'okay Simon, sorry its not on topic people

[manchesters]

Unfortunately thats a standard RE grenade arm badge (despite not having 9 flames) and not a WW1 badge.

I have never seen a genuine WW1 Bombing Officers badge, plenty of Red Flamed bombers and All blue grenade mortar Bombers badges.

regards