Nightingale School of Nursing St Thomas's Hospital,Bronze badge Die
Another unusual item from my collection ,being one of the original bronze dies for the casting of the Famous Nightingale nursing badges.The two sided disk features the front and reverse of the eight pointed star badge, complete with herring bone stripes to the arms.
This would have been used to make casts for the moulding of badges. The detail is still very crisp with only minor surface... read more
Royal Free Hospital Nurses League, Silver members badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Royal Free Hospital Nurses League, as originally issued between 1910 &1960.Featuring the original design which bore the Coronet.
http://www.leagueofroyalfreenurses.co.uk/badge.htm
Condition good with only minor scratches to the enamels pictured .Pin and clasp intact, safety chain in situ.Hallmarked for GJH &C Birmingham 1947.Height 30mm
St Mary's Hospital Paddington, Nurses Badge
Always one of my favourites is this St Mary's "Penny"
A Lovely Large nurses badge from St Mary's Hospital Paddington.Nicknamed the St Mary's Penny, the badge's face features the Madonna and child from the Hospital's seal.In Latin around the edge is St Mariae Nosocom Paddington Londin sigilium- the seal of St Mary's Hospital Paddington London. on the rear the Latin; Quadcunque Fac... read more
90.00 GBP
West Fife Hospitals Group Training School/General Nursing Council for Scotland Enrolled Nurse, pair of Silver Badges
A pair of silver badges awarded to the same nurse. The first is a hospital qualification badge from the West Fife Hospitals Group Training School which I believe was based around Dunfermline.It has a red enamel border which denotes Enrolled nurse training.Some wear to surface and minor enamel chips, it is also missing it's pin.Engraved to rear 16200 B Tait.Silver hallmarks for JRG( JR Gaunt) Bi... read more
55.00 GBP
Ipswich Borough General Hospital/General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,Nurses badges pair.
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse for her training in Ipswich during the Second World War.
The first is a General Nursing Council for England & Wales chrome and enamel badge. This is named to S N Wright SRN 127099 23.6.44. Condition is good with pin and clasp intact.
The next is a chrome and enamel pendant badge for the Borough General Hospital Ipswich. It features the cr... read more
70.00 GBP
Reading Combined Hospitals Training School for Nurses Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel badge for the Reading Combined School of Nursing.The face is in a good condition with some surface scratches.The rear retains its pin and the catch has been professionally replaced .It is hallmarked silver for London 1965,Makers mark John Pinches.
Height 37mm read more
50.00 GBP
Newbury Combined Hospitals Training School
A base metal and enamel Nurses badge from the Newbury Combined Hospitals Training School. read more
45.00 GBP
Luton & Dunstable Hospital/GNC pair with Plated Buckle
Three items from the same nurses career ,being a silver and enamel pendant badge for the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.The badge features a shield bearing the coat of arms of the hospital.This has a central rod of Asclepius with Fleur de Lys in quarters one and four, a sword with two keys imposed are in quarters two and three.A scroll with the motto; Deo operae scientiae que fisi-Our Faith is in... read more
80.00 GBP
Amersham & High Wycombe pair of Nursing Badges
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse for her training in the 1960s.
These are , an Amersham & High Wycombe School of Nursing badge.The oval chromed metal and enamel design features the Bohun Swan from the insignia of Buckinghamshire above that of a staff and spent with an open book denoting medicine and education.This is on a blue border with the school title on a red badge to the ... read more
70.00 GBP
Edge Hill College of Higher Education,School of Health Studies,silver Nurses badge
A nice silver and enamel nurses badge from the Edge Hill College of Higher Education, School of Health Studies prior to it becoming a university in 2006.It absorbed the former Sefton School of Health studies and this badge has the old Sefton badge at its centre on a red rose of Lancashire.This is in a pale blue colour, so possibly for Midwifery or Mental health training ?Good condition with pin... read more