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Old 02-02-20, 06:19 PM
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I have no idea what this badge could be. I am only guessing that it is military. It could be an old livery badge. Any ideas welcome.
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Old 02-02-20, 07:04 PM
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I do not think that it is military, I suspect that it is the crest of a city or town as it has a mural crown. It is a demi lion holding a severed head on a pole which should narrow down the options.

The most famous severed head in history is possibly that of John the Baptist but his head was served up on a platter not stuck on a spike.

It may relate to some event in English history such as the gunpowder plot where someone has been brought to justice in this town which adopted this specific Crest.
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Old 02-02-20, 07:43 PM
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Gentlemen
I have no idea what this badge could be. I am only guessing that it is military. It could be an old livery badge. Any ideas welcome.
Jim.
It’s from a horse harness looking at the fixing, and probably lead based
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Old 02-02-20, 08:51 PM
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It looks like the crest of the Scarborough family, the head being "a Saracen's head".
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Old 02-02-20, 09:30 PM
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Excellent, well done.

http://scarboroughtx.tripod.com/
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Old 02-02-20, 09:33 PM
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Gentlemen, thank you for your input. Arthur, I believe you have hit the nail on the head.....it does indeed look like the Scarborough family crest. The only difference being the skewered head is looking forward. There is a picture on the website...My Family Silver, which apparently is taken from Fairbairns book of crests 1905 edition.
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A great piece of detective work guys, another mystery solved. Thank you... Jim
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