Badges! We don't need no stinking badges!

[muckaroon1960]

My badge and medal collection (red cross). Some military some not. Royalty, WW1 commemeration, sweet heart badges and railway.

[Tony]

What's the large one at the top in the middle - red, white and blue ribbon with a coin hanging from it? I have something similar.

Tony

[muckaroon1960]

Hi Tony, the badge in question is the "City of Birmingham" peace celebrations 1919.

[Tony]

A peace celebration badge? Here's the one I have, perhaps they were quite popular.

Tony

[Mervyn Mitton]

Hi - Muckaroon. You have put together an interesting and eclectic collection. I particularly liked your extensive Red Cross

badges and insignia. Recent years have seen a lot of interest in collecting the WW2 ones - I would advise you to concentrate on these -perhaps set-up another frame. You may have a couple of gold ones - check the back of the RAF wings and also the tie tack with the long pin. The tie pin for the Machine Gun Corps + the suspension badge below with the metal bow - these are "Sweetheart Brooches"-

another big collecting field. Best wishes for 2015. Mervyn

[muckaroon1960]

Hi Mervyn, I've been collecting these various and interesting badges since I started collecting these past ten years or so. Most are from car boot sales and antique/collectors fairs. A side line to militaria collecting. The sweetheart badge with the bow is for the Royal Army Service Corp which my father served in WW2. I can't resist a good badge especially at the right price and the right content of course.

That's the problem with this bug we have...when to buy or not to buy....still I could spend my cash on wine, women and song....er hang on I've already done that.........happy trails and a Happy New Year.