East Sussex County Nursing Association,Silver Nurses Badge.
A sweet little silver and enamel nurses badge for the East Sussex County Nursing Association.The central motif is a gilt nurses lamp on a navy blue enamel background upon a cross formed by two arrows pointing North and West.Condition is very good with pin and clasp intact.Makers mark for L.Simpson London Ltd.Hallmarks for LSLtd London 1953.Height 27mm read more
Northumberland King Edward VII Memorial Nurses,NCNA Badge
A brass and enamel pendant nurses badge from the Northumberland Community Nursing Association for their King Edward VII Memorial Nurses.It consists of a shield bearing the yellow and red stripes of Northumberland topped by the royal cypher ER in a voided centre.The title is on a blue band around the edge and the medal hangs from a pin back suspension bar bearing the initials NCNA for Northumber... read more
50.00 GBP
Queen Institute of District Nursing,Brass Badge with Neck Chord
A Brass District Nurses badge for the Queen's Institute.
The origins of the Institute lie in the fund-raising among 'the women of England' for an offering to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 1887. The Queen chose to use the money to support district nursing and a plan for a district nursing service was sketched out by William Rathbone and Florence Nightingale. The ... read more
Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute For Nurses,Enamelled Car Badge
A Large Composite enamel and base metal Car Badge for the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute For Nurses. These would have been attached to the front of the District Nurses Car and denoted the Nurse on her visits. The pattern and title was changed in 1972 and this predates that change for the 1960s.In excellent condition but without the fixing screws.Height 64mm read more
Hertfordshire County Nursing Association,nurses pendant badge
A large brass and enamel nurses pendant badge from the Hertfordshire County Nursing Association.The medal consists of a Hertfordshire Stag over a capital H on a blue background.This is suspended from blue silk ribbon with a pin back brooch fitting.Good condition.Makers Mark for J R Gaunt Height,drop 85mm Medal 42mm read more
Ellen Ranyard"Bible Nurses" badge
A Bronze pin back Nurses badge for the Ranyard District Nursing service based in London.Originally Founded by Ellen Ranyard( known as LNR) as a Bible Mission,it was expanded in 1868 to provide Biblewomen Nurses to deliver Nursing care to the poor in their own homes in deprived areas of London.These nurses received a short training at London Hospitals,They continued to provide district Nursing s... read more
Silver Community Nursing Badge
A silver and enamelled Community Nursing badge for an as yet unidentified organisation( I was told that it might be for Macmillan Nurses but am unable to confirm this).It features a pair of hands supporting a house divided into two halves with a moon and sun for Night and Day care .The latin motto "In Civium Domibus,Salus Civitatis"-In the Houses of the People,the Health of the state. In good o... read more
Queen Victorias Jubilee Institute for Nurses,H.M.Queen Alexandra's Committee,Silver gilt medal
A silver gilt and enamel medal for Queen Alexandra's Committee of the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses.The face of this silver gilt oval medal features a mother embracing her child.This is topped by the two intertwined A's of Queen Alexandra below an imperial crown in white and red enamel,There is slight enamel loss to the top left but otherwise wear is minimal.The reverse feature... read more
100.00 GBP
Kent Nursing Institution,District Nurses medal
A bronze metal medal for the Kent Nursing Institute which provided trained nurses for the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses.Already well established by the 1890s it provided nurses,mostly for private cases, in the district and This badge dates to around this time.The badge is made of bronze metal consists of a Maltese Cross with central disc showing the figure of John the Baptist ca... read more
50.00 GBP
Leeds Nurses Home,Silver Nurses medal
A silver long service medal for the Early district Nursing service in Leeds.It consists of a cross patonce with 6 Years to the centre.A circular band with Leeds Nurses Home overlays this.The whole thing is suspended from a ring which I assume might have been attached to a ribbon? The rear is engraved for Annie Smalley,May 13 1895 to 1901.Hallmarked for HB Birmingham 1900.This may be the same A... read more