Guest alantg Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 I have what I am fairly sure is a cap badge from the Northumberland Fusiliers belonging to my grandfather. Can anyone tell me what substance it is made of? Strangely it almost feels like plastic, although I realise it can't be. Could it be some sort of resin? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 Two questions, do you have a picture, and when was your grandfather in the army? If he was in the army in late WW2 his badge could be plastic. Something called 'Bakerlite' - not sure of the spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Fisher Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 If it is plastic, then it's Second World war. It's not Bakelite; it is an early plastic, though, usually fixed to cap with two brass prongs. Generally made by Alfred Stanley & Sons in Walsall, the infantry regiments command quite a high price in collecting circles. A picture would be good. Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 If he was in the army in late WW2 his badge could be plastic. Something called 'Bakerlite' - not sure of the spelling. Not necessarily late WW2. These badges appeared from 1941 onwards and can be found in a variety of colours (black, gold(ish), grey, etc.) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 I don't have a NF version to scan, but here's one from the East Lancs for comparison. They seem rather "chunky" and "cartoonified" as compared with the brass originals. Dave, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alantg Posted 20 December , 2004 Share Posted 20 December , 2004 My grandfather was not in the second world war, although he was in the Home Guard. He was in WW1 during 1916-18. I don't have a photo but I will do one and post it when I get a minute to do so. It measures one and a half inches from top to bottom and it is one inch wide; It does have two brass prongs at the back as Graeme suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 21 December , 2004 Share Posted 21 December , 2004 Just a thought. Your grandfather wasn't an officer by any chance was he? Officer's SD badges (usually cast bronze) often have the bend down "prongs" on the back and can have an almost "resiny" appearance and feel. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 21 December , 2004 Share Posted 21 December , 2004 Officer's SD badges (usually cast bronze) often have the bend down "prongs" on the back and can have an almost "resiny" appearance and feel. Once again using East Lancs' badges as examples, here's the rear view of an officer's SD badge of WW1 (on the left) and the plastic badge of WW2 (shown above). I think you can see what I mean in my previous posting. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alantg Posted 22 December , 2004 Share Posted 22 December , 2004 Here is a photo - not very clear I am afraid but hopefully good enough to see. I will post the back on a seperate message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alantg Posted 22 December , 2004 Share Posted 22 December , 2004 Here is the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 22 December , 2004 Share Posted 22 December , 2004 Looks like the post-1941 plastic "war economy" badge to me. dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 23 December , 2004 Share Posted 23 December , 2004 Looks like the post-1941 plastic "war economy" badge to me. dave. Me too! alantg - I suspect that your grandfather aquired this badge in WW2, when he was in the Home Guard. Do you know where he was living at that time? I think it could turn out to be in an area where the local Home Guard were badged to the Northumberland Fusiliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alantg Posted 23 December , 2004 Share Posted 23 December , 2004 He was living in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear during WW2 and was in the Cullercoats Home Guard. What you say makes sense as it certainly seems plastic to me. I didn't realise that soldiers in the Home Guard still kept their regiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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