PLASTIC BADGE FROM WW2

[Mervyn Mitton]

During WW2, with the shortage of metal, a number of units were given badges made from an early type of plastic. Whilst adequate at the time, they proved not to be stable and became brittle and broke easily. You still see a number for corps., but not so often to regt's. I am not sure for exact dates - either issuing or, withdrawel. On the back is the maker's name -

A.STANLEY & SONS. WALSALL. I bought a small badge collection this morning and this was among them.

[Mervyn Mitton]

[leigh kitchen]

104,544 of these Hampshire Regiment plastic economies were produced Merv, all by AS Stanley & Sons, contract dates 19/9/42 - 6/1/44.

[Mervyn Mitton]

That's incredible - how did you know that???

[leigh kitchen]

The usual, other people do the work & research & I just read it off the notes in my badge collection index.

[Guest charlie m]

Hello gents heres some plastic badges most made by S&Sons Wallsall.

[Mervyn Mitton]

Hello - Charlie. As a newish member myself, may I say Welcome. I was very interested in your plastic badges - Leigh gave me an incredible number of those made . I suppose it just reflects how many men were fighting ! Do you have any idea of a price for the Hampshire one ?

Mervyn (p.s. please let me know when you are selling the Dublin Fus. They were important in the Boer War.) Do you know Ian Shepherd - he lives in Knutsford and has just joined ?

Edited May 27, 2009 by Mervyn Mitton

[Guest charlie m]

About ?30-?45 for a nice one.

Yours is nice but its lost its gold colour.

Edited May 27, 2009 by charlie m