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Officer Merchant Navy Cap Badge

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Officers Cap Badge - Merchant Navy (British) for the shipping Line Easton, Greig, & Company of London - Please refer to the attached picture (item 453) which I copied from the 1929 Edition of Browns Flags & Funnels which is a book that was issued from 1926 onwards & published roughly every 5 to six years which I have all early copies of, I also have a copy of the 1912 Edition of LLoyds book of House Flags & Funnels which also shows this House Flag being used by the same shipping company at that time. However, the books I have also indicate this flag was only used up to 1940 (or there about?) as the last illustration was deleted from Browns book after it was shown in the 1934 edition. Now in the books published by Browns are literally hundreds of shipping companies that sailed the seven seas around the world carrying freight & passenger. The meaning of the terminology HOUSE FLAG is the flag the was flown on the company vessels & I believe these books were sold mainly to be used aboard ship so that the crew (Officers) could identify other ships they saw while traveling world wide by their house flag or funnel color. Now not all companies had house flags on their cap badges as most of them used the generic Merchant Navy officers cap badge which I am sure you have seen?. I would think the badge you have for sale based on the construction of the rear is of early vintage (WW1?) but for sure its pre 1934. Very nice badge and I am sure there are many collectors in the UK who would love to have it. I guess it depended how big the company was to what type of cap badge they could afford (custom made or affordable generic) and as most MN companies were super cheap not all MN companies had custom embroidered badges. One of many of this type but a nice hand made vintage badge. What beautiful work! It is constructed out of gold and silver/aluminum bullion wire with blue and white rayon thread which covers a blue wool covered cardboard base and a white cotton and glued on black paper backing. The obverse features a crossed white and blue Bavarian type flag and a fouled anchor surrounded by a laurel and berry wreath. The reverse shows a black glued on backing with loose blue threads. It measures 2 3/4 inches wide by 1 5/8 inches tall. Quality craftsmanship!

Rating:    Exc++/NM
Item Number:    CB-15304





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