General Nursing Council Silver SRN Nurses badge
A silver and enamel badge from the GNC for England & Wales.In good clean condition with minimal surface wear,pin and clasp intact,safety chain loop present.It is named to A Williams S.R.N. 54806 29.11.29.Height 27mm.Silver hallmark for 1930 read more
General Nursing Council Silver SRN Nurses badge
An early silver and enamel badge from the GNC for England & Wales.In excellent condition with minimal surface wear,pin and clasp intact(clasp is a replacement which features a safety roller catch).It is named to R E E Cornford S.R.N. 8327 27.10.22.Height 27mm.Silver hallmark for 1923
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State Certified Midwives Badge and Chord.
A Nice original Midwives badge from just after the 2nd World War.It accompanies two other badges to the same nurse(a GNC and Guildford Warren Road Hospital badge listed elsewhere)
Generally in good condition barring some surface scratches. It features it's original Neck chord and is named to B G Baker 121161 22.9.48 Height 50mm read more
General Nursing Council SRN Chrome Nurses badge
A chrome and enamel badge for the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.In good overall condition but with some surface rubbing.Pin and clasp intact with safety chain in situ.This was awarded to B G Baker S.R.N.133437 7.6.45 (Her accompanying Warren Road Hospital badge is listed separately) Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Limited Birmingham.Height 27mm read more
Royal British Nurses' Association Silver Badge 1897
A very nice silver pendant badge for the Royal British Nurses Association.In excellent condition.It features a Pattee or Maltese cross with the Royal crown in the centre.In each corner of the cross are the Rose,Shamrock,Leek and Thistle of the four countries of the UK.The suspension bar bears the motto of the RBNA, Steadfast and True. Founded in 1887 as the first professional organisation for N... read more
Royal College of Nursing 1939-46 & Commemorative Badges
An original members badge for the Royal College of Nursing,of the pattern issued during the wartime years 1939-46.In white metal with the intertwined letters RCN topped by the King's Crown.It retains it's pin and clasp and is marked for the maker J R Gaunt London.It bears the membership number 43653.
Next year sees the college celebrate it's centenary and it has issued a commemorative me... read more
General Nursing Council for England & Wales,Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel badge from the GNC for England & Wales.In excellent condition with minimal surface wear,pin and clasp intact and safety chain loop present (no Chain).It is named to R.E.Evans S.R.N. 81180 13.3.36.Height 27mm hallmarked silver for 1935. read more
British Society of Neuromedical & Neurosurgical Nurses Members Badge
Originally founded in 1971 in Manchester,this organisation for those Nurses working in the Neurosciences is still active today,renamed BANN; see http://www.bann.org.uk/?pid=9
This large badge ,featuring the human brain,was in use between 1976 and 1998. In very good condition although with some wear to the plated finish of the badge.Pin and clasp intact.It has had scratched to the rear i... read more
General Nursing Council for England & Wales,Silver Nurses badge
An early silver and enamel badge from the GNC for England & Wales.In excellent condition with minimal surface wear,pin and clasp intact.It is named to C.J.Gray S.R.N. 19187 20.7.23.Height 27mm.Silver hallmark for 1922 read more
The Institute of Chiropodists & Podiatrists badge
A nice heavy members badge for the Institute of Chiropodists & Podiatrists,Post 1997 .The crest is formed by a winged staff, entwined by serpents and surmounted by a thistle. A winged foot is superimposed, and behind this the motto "Concordia Victrix".
Height 28mm
The winged staff and serpent motifs have, from classical times, been used to symbolise the "healing art" in its variou... read more