Military decoration
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and metal
Measurements
Box - 80 mm (length); 52 mm (width); 30 mm (depth), Each small pin - 40 mm (length), Each large pin - 58 mm (length);, Each crescent - 50 mm (length), Each button - 25 mm (diameter)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 670362
Summary
A set of costume decorations, comprising four silver coloured metal buttons, four crescent shapes, four large double pins and four small pins. The buttons have a raised six petal flower on them with two hooks on the back. The silver coloured crescent shapes have a pattern of laurel leaves with a band centrally placed. The metal pins have two long points with a rounded piece at the end. They are all in a small dark brown cardboard box. The base of the box has metal reinforcing on the four corners. The lid also has the reinforced pieces and a small oval piece cut out on each side. On the lid, printed in black ink, is 'Messrs. Clayton-Cooper, Rycroft And Davies-Thomas, Dental Surgeons, 61, Newhall Street, Tels. Central 63017/8 Birmingham '3. Total number of items is 18.