British Tuberculosis Association Nurses Pendant Badge
Awarded to Nursing Staff who undertook Tuberculosis Nursing Training,this pattern of badge was issued between 1952 and 1968 by the British Tuberculosis Association.Featuring the Lion of the UK and Cross of Lorraine,the symbol of the Crusade against TB,and the Rod of Asclepius.Pin and clasp to Suspension bar intact.Makers mark F&S B'Ham for Fattorini & Sons.This Badge is engraved for Hilda Bray ... read more
The National Guild of Nurses,Members Badge
A large enamelled badge for another of the many nursing organisations which poloiferated over the years.Unfortunately I have been unable to find out very much at all about this but don't believe it is related to the current International Guild of Nurses.It appears to date from the 1980s or 90s and features a book of learning about the torch of Nursing.condition is good.height 38mm read more
National Asylum Workers Union,members badge
A rare members badge for the National Asylum Workers Union.Founded in 1910,The new union’s slogan, “All for one and one for all: thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”, was adopted early on at the same meeting, at the Boar’s Head Hotel, Preston, on 24 September 1910, at which the union was named. The first half of the slogan can be seen on the union’s badge.
By July 1912, the NAWU had... read more
State Certified Midwives badge
A pin back badge for the Central Midwives Board State Certified Midwife as issued up to it's demise in 1983.This version is the small pin back size in yellow metal .In good clean condition with pin and clasp intact, some surface wear. Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Height 36mm read more
Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate,SRN Badge
A popular seven sided enamelled nurses badge for the Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate.First issued in 1974 it features a twisted plane tree with it's trunk bound to a post, an allusion to a splinted fracture.The badge became obsolete in 1983 with the formation of the UKCC.Very Good condition but with only minor enamel scratches .Pin and catch intact .Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street read more
General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,Silver nurses Badge
A silver and enamel badge for the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.In good overall condition with minimal surface rubbing.Pin & clasp in good order.Named on the reverse for D N Bastable SRN 53594 10.3.39 (This is Dorothy Nancy Bastable who trained at the Wellhouse Hospital Barnet 1936-39) read more
The British College of Nursing,Silver Members Badge
A rare members badge for the British College of Nurses from the late 1920s.Not to be mistaken for the College of Nursing,this body was founded by Ethel Gordon Fenwick in 1926 as a rival organisation to fight for Professional Nurses.
The badge,first produced in 1928,was available to members to purchase for 7s 6d(37.5p).The design consisted of a pendant badge bearing the head of the the Pr... read more
General Nursing Council For England & Wales,Silver SRN Badge
A nice example of the silver and enamel badge for the General Nursing Council of England & Wales.
Inexcellent condition with only very minor surface rubbing.Pin & clasp in good order, safety chain in situ Named on the reverse for M Anthony SRN 30284 11.4.24 (This is Constance Marjorie Anthony nee Eyre who trained at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary from 1920 to 1923 )
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Metropolitan Asylums Board Staff Badge
A rare buttonhole back badge for the Metropolitan Asylums Board.The MAB operated between 1867 and 1930 and in many respects was the precursor to the NHS operating Hospitals for the "sick poor",Isolation and TB Hospitals ,Mental Hospitals as well as Ambulance Services in the capital.Many of their hospitals were taken on by the London County Council in April of 1930.
The badge itself featu... read more
British Association of Critical care Nurses,Members badge
An enamelled base metal badge for the BACCN.It features their logo of a map of the UK with a Cardiac Rhythm trace imposed on top.The title British Association of Critical Care Nurses appears on a navy band to the edge.Condition good,pin and clasp good.Unmarked to rear.Height 32mm read more