A scarce original 'WI President silver pin badge'; large oval title surround, the voided centre depicting the 'Tree of Life' motif; the reverse impressed with marks for '925' silver. Very good used condition, complete with original pin fittings, safety roller catch in good working order and fitted with detachable safety chain.
Height approx 38mm.  read more

Code: 66542

60.00 GBP

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A rare original early pre-war period 'National Federation of the Women's Institutes WI Guild of Learners of Handicrafts proficiency badge'; silver plated suspension bar bearing 'G of L' blue enamel cypher from which depends a grey silk ribbon bearing blue enamel proficiency bar 'SLIPPER MAKING A.' (1st Class); the reverse impressed with maker's details 'W.O.Lewis (Badges) Ltd B'Ham'. Very good ...  read more

Code: 66518

80.00 GBP

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A scarce original superior quality 'Durham County Federation WI brooch'; large circular gilt brass example displaying voided petal decoration surround; the reverse with maker's details 'Thomas Fattorini Regent St Birmingham'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel perferct.
Height approx 38mm.  read more

Code: 66471

15.00 GBP

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A scarce original pre 1928 period 'Nottinghamshire Federation Women's Institutes Exhibition pin badge', gilt brass example in the form of a red enamel shield the centre bearing a 'WI' monogram with scrolls inscribed 'NOTTS EXHIBITION', the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Fattorini & Sons Bradford' a pattern used between 1908 and 1928. Very good condition, complete with original pin fitt...  read more

Code: 66439

A scarce original wartime period 'WI Produce Guild pin badge', silver plated title bar inlaind with turquoise blue/green enamelling. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no stress marks or damage to the enamel. Width approx 52mm.
The Women's Institute Produce Guild was formed in 1939 with funding from the Government to encourage more home grown food, to preserve more...  read more

Code: 66410

A good original circa 1950's vintage period 'Herefordshire WI Womens Institute pin badge'; gilt brass example inlaid with grey enamel and displaying a Hereford Bull Head, Apples and Wheat Sheafs; the reverse impressed with maker's details ''Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent St. Birmingham''. Very good mint condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel. Diameter 26mm.  read more

Code: 66038

A good original late period 'Hertford WI Womens Institute badge'; yellow chromium plated example bearing green enamel title surround 'HFWI' and Stag to centre on white enamel ground; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'W.O.Lewis B'Ham'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, with roller safety catch in good working order, no damage to the enamel. Diameter 26mm.  read more

Code: 66037

10.00 GBP

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A good original circa 1960's period 'Bucks Women's Institute pin badge' in the form of a gilt brass shield, bearing white 'Swan' over half red, half black enamel background with 'W I' letters and white ribbon 'BUCKS' scroll below. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Height 28mm.  read more

Code: 65923

10.00 GBP

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A scarce original circa pre 1969 period 'Hertfordshire Women's Institute WI pin badge'; gilt example in the form of a oval, depicting a Hart on blue enamel ground, 'WI' below on contrasting blue; the reverse impressed with early maker's details ' Pinches London' (1840 to 1969). Very good clean condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel, gilt finish remains bright.<...  read more

Code: 64960

15.00 GBP

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A scarce original circa 1930's period 'Middlesex W I Home & Country pin badge'; large embossed green enamel title circlet on gilt seeded ground, the sides displaced by a red Rose and green Ivy leaf with red enamel shield to the centre bearing the three seaxes from the County Arms; the reverse impressed with early maker's details 'Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford Works B'Ham' (1933 to 1939). Very g...  read more

Code: 64794

A good original late 20th century pre 2015 'Scottish Women's Rural Institutes badge', yellow chromium plated heart inlaid with white enamel the voided centre bearing blue chevron inscribed 'For Home & Country', surmounted by a coronet, each orb with the initials 'S.W.R.I' with additional mauve enamel title 'HON MEMBER'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings with roller safet...  read more

Code: 64432

15.00 GBP

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A scarce original wartime period 'Fruit Preservation celluloid tin button badge', the centre displaying a jam boiling pan and ladle. Very good condition, complete with original pin fitting, colours remain bright.
Diameter 23mm.
Fruit preservation within the Women's Institute's across the country was encouraged during the period of food rationing in the Second World War so that eve...  read more

Code: 64038

A rare original circa 1927 period 'West Suffolk Womens Institutes WI badge' in the form of gilt and enamel shield, bearing the arms of 'Bury St. Edmunds' viz three Crowns with crossed Arrows surmounted by a fretted Wolf holding a King's Head used between 1609 and 1974 and re-adopt on 1st April 2019; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Fattorini & Sons Bradford' (an address format used c...  read more

Code: 64006

A good original vintage period 'Northumberland WI badge'; gilt white enamel oval title, the centre bearing a quartered enamel shield on seeded ground. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Height 21mm.
Width 39mm.  read more

Code: 63828

15.00 GBP

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A good original circa 1960's period 'Humberside Federation Of Women's Institutes WI large gilt and enamel badge' featuring the Humber Bridge and a wader bird; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'W.O.Lewis (Badges) Ltd B'Ham' Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel, gilt finish remains bright.
Diameter 31mm.  read more

Code: 63600

20.00 GBP

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A good original circa 1960's period 'East Sussex Federation Of Women's Institutes WI badge'; large gilt shield inlaid with red enamel bearing six Martlets, a mythical bird from the East Sussex County Coat of Arms below a Saxon Crown; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Fattorini & Sons 36 Barr St B'Ham' (a format used between 1962 and 1967). Very good condition, complete with original p...  read more

Code: 63368

A good original circa 1940's vintage period 'Shropshire Women's Institute WI badge'; gilt brass example in the form of a shield, the centre bearing 'the loggerheads' in blue and white enamel from the 'Coat of Arms'; the reverse impressed with early maker's details 'Vaughtons Ltd B'Ham'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Height 26mm.  read more

Code: 62980

15.00 GBP

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A good original late 20th century 'N.F.W.I. Denman College pin badge'; oval gilt example inlaid with white enamel, displaying a pair of stylized facing swans; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'W.O.Lewis Badges) Ltd B'Ham 19'. Very good clean condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Height 22mm.
Width 31mm.  read more

Code: 62940

A scarce original circa 1930's 'National Federation of the Women's Institutes badge', gilded brass oval, the fretted centre bearing a 'Welsh Red Dragon', flanked by a red enamel rose and Canadian maple leaf, with Welsh inscription 'FY NGWLAD A'M CARTREF' with English translation (For Home and Country) inlaid in green enamel; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'W.O.Lewis (Badges) Ltd B'H...  read more

Code: 62837

A scarce original circa pre-war period 'Dorset Federation WI badge', large pattern gilt brass triangle example, the voided centre depicting the 'WI' logo in red and green, with an additional applied plaque 'STICKLAND'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
Height approx 39mm.  read more

Code: 62836