Dear
all
A gentleman
came in this morning with a medal found in his mother's jewellery box. She was
born in 1914 and grew up in London. She was active in the girl guides in the
1920s; his father was in the Boys Brigade.
The badge
is in a box Vaughtons Ltd box (they still make badges, medals and so on) and
has silver hallmarks for 1927.
Does anyone
recognise the design or know which organisation this may have been received
from? As far as I can tell it does not related to Boys Brigade and I haven't
seen anything from GG like this.
Any help is
much appreciated.
Many
thanks,
Ali
Ali
Wells
Keeper of
Collections (Social History and Natural History)
Coventry Heritage
& Arts Trust
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan
Well
Coventry
CV1 5QP
tel: 024 7629 4763
fax: 024 7629
4790
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