Vintage Badges: Advertising & Promotional – Sold Individually
Genuine vintage advertising and promotional lapel badges. Sold individually. Descriptions below. Please see
high-res photos for condition (both front and backs of badges shown). Details below:
Top Row (left to right):
“Manhattan Gold/Manhattan Brewing Co” enamel badge. 1984-91 – Rare badge promoting the short lived New York brewery, ‘The Manhattan Brewing Company’, advertising their brand of lager beer, ‘Manhattan Gold’. Maker’s mark, “PinArt”. Width: 28.5mm.
“Fremlin’s Ale” enamel badge. 1930s-40s – Promoting the defunct Fremlin's Brewery of Maidstone, Kent. Decorated with the Brewery’s elephant logo. Buttonhole attachment. Maker’s mark, “H.W. Miller Ltd. Branston St. B'ham 18”. Width: 19mm.
“Shepherd Neame Malt & Hops” enamel badge. 1920s-30s – Promoting the Kent brewery, Shepherd Neame Ltd. Button hole fixing. No maker’s mark. Length: 21mm.
“Guinness Is Good For You” enamel badge. 1940s-50s – Promoting the brewery of Arthur Guinness of Dublin, Ireland. Button hole fixing. No maker’s mark. Marked with Guinness’s product code, “G.A166C”.Length: 22mm.
“Courage Brewery” lapel pin badge. 1940s/50s – Gilt
metal badge featuring the cockerel logo of the London-based Courage Brewery
(Courage & Co.). Length (not including pin): 18.5mm.
“Courage Brewery – Take Courage” lapel button hole badge. 1950s – Gilt
metal badge featuring the cockerel logo of the London based Courage Brewery
(Courage & Co). Button hole fixing stamped with the advertising slogan
“Take Courage”. Length: 21.5mm
“Tannoy Loudspeakers” enamel badge. c.1996 – Promoting the British manufacturer of loudspeakers and public address systems, Tannoy. The design incorporates the advertising slogan, “Hear- Believe”, which is known to have been used by the company around 1996. Clutch clasp pin fixing. Length: 20.5mm.
“Mr Therm / The Gas Council” enamel badge. c.1950s – Promoting the (British) Gas Council. Design despicting ‘Mr Therm’, a cartoon character created by Eric Fraser which was used in advertising campaigns for the ‘Gas Council’, promoting the and the use of gas. No maker’s mark. Length: 20.5mm.
“Smokeless Rex” enamel badge. 1960s – Promoting the defunct
British company, Rexco (Mansfield) Ltd, who manufactured smokeless coal using
coal-gas as a by-product. Badge features their comical rabbit character
‘Smokeless Rex’. Maker’s mark, “F & S” (Fattorini & Sons). Length: 25mm.
Second Row (left to right):
“UPS 95th Anniversary” lapel badge. 2002 – Made in 2002 to celebrate the 95th anniversary of United Parcel Service (UPS). Gilt metal. Clutch clasp pin fixing. Mint unused condition, still sealed in original packaging. Length: 25.5mm.
“UPS Delivery Truck” enamel lapel badge. c.2000 – Promoting the United Parcel Service (UPS). Clutch clasp pin fixing. Mint unused condition, still sealed in original packaging. Width: 21.5mm.
“UPS Take Charge” gilt metal & acrylic lapel badge. – Promoting United Parcel Service’s ‘Take Charge’ sales lead programme. Clutch clasp pin fixing. Mint unused condition, still sealed in original packaging. Width: 25.5mm.
“Hard Rock Cafe Orlando” enamel badge. c.1990s – Promoting the original Hard Rock Café music-themed restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Made by ‘Gift Creations’. Width: 37mm.
“Hard Rock Café London – Save The Planet” button badge. 1980s
– Promoting the original Hard Rock Café music themed restaurant in London,
using the advertising slogan , “Save the Planet – Love All – Serve All”.
Diameter: 37.5mm.
“Smitty’s – I’m a Mini-Genius” button badge. – Promoting the Canadian restaurant chain, Smitty’s. Marked: "Made in Canada". Diameter: 44mm.
“Chipmunk Crisps” button badge. 1970s – Produced by the British potato crisp manufacturer, Chipmunk Ltd. Diameter: 25mm.
“Walters Chips” button badge. 1960s – Produced by Walters Biscuits Ltd, a savoury snack manufacturer based in East Acton, West London, promoting their ‘Walters Chips’ brand of crisps. Diameter: 32mm.
Third Row (left to right):
“Mr Wimpy – Be Kind to
Animals” button badge. 1981 – Issued by Wimpy hamburger restaurants – part of the
‘Do Gooders Series’ – maker: "Anterior, London". Diameter: 53mm.
“McDonalds - I've met Ronald McDonald” button badge. 1980 – Issued by
McDonalds restaurants –– marked, “McDonald's Golden Arches Restaurants Ltd”.
Diameter: 54mm.
“McDonalds - Keep Your Eyes On Your Fries” button badge.
c.1975 – Issued by McDonalds restaurants – One of the first badges issued by
McDonalds UK –– maker: “Slopp Shirts UK Ltd.” Diameter: 55mm.
“ICI Dulux Paint Old English Sheep Dog” button
badge.– Promoting ICI’s paint brand ‘Dulux’. Diameter: 54mm.
“Heinz Centenary Funday” button badge. 1986 – Issued for Heinz
food 100th Anniversary Funday, held on Saturday, 21 June 1986. Diameter: 56mm.
“Heinz Centenary - 100 Not Out” button badge. 1986 – Issued for
Heinz food 100th Anniversary Funday, held on Saturday, 21 June 1986. Diameter:
56mm.
“Frosties – Help Save the Tiger with Tony” button badge. 1975
– Issued in 1975 as a send away offer with Kellogg’s Frosties cereal. Diameter:
54mm.
Fourth Row (left to right):
“Esso Blue – Conserve Your Energy” button badge early 1970s –
Promoting Esso Blue paraffin. Diameter: 54mm.
“Matey – Save The Whale – Black Right Whale” button badge
1976 – Given with Matey children’s bubble bath – part of set of 6 badges issued
in conjunction with World Wildlife Fund promoting their ‘Save the Whale’
campaign. Diameter: 55mm.
“Shredded Wheat – Space Defence Command” button badge
1981 – Awarded after completing Space Invaders scratch cards contained in Shedded
Wheat cereal packets. Diameter: 55.5mm.
“Great British Value at Debenhams” button badge. 1970s – Promoting
Debenhams department stores. Reverse of badge has card insert with the slogan “Have
a Happy Day”. Diameter: 58mm.
“Ricemans – 30 Years in Kent” button badge. 1980s – Promoting
Ricemans department store in Canterbury, Kent. Diameter: 56mm.
“Boots Dental Care – For Miles of Smiles” button badge
1980s – Promoting Boots Chemists’ dental care. Diameter: 45mm.
“Go Segas Central Heating” button badge 1970s – Promoting
South Eastern Gas Board (Segas) central heating. Diameter: 45mm.
Fifth Row (left to right):
“Clarks Commandos – Yellow” button badge 1970s
– Promoting Clark’s 'Commando' range of children’s shoes. Diameter: 36mm.
“Clarks Commandos – Black” button badge 1970s – Promoting
Clark’s 'Commando' range of children’s shoes. Diameter: 36mm.
“Clarks Commandos – White” button badge 1970s – Promoting
Clark’s 'Commando' range of children’s shoes. Diameter: 36mm.
“Sunblest – Don’t Go Short” button badge 1970s – Promoting
Allied bakeries Sunblest bread. Diameter: 44mm.
“Matey – Ships through the Ages” button badge 1980s – Given with
Matey children’s bubble bath – one of a series of six badges entitled “Ships
through the Ages”. Diameter: 44mm.
“I Wear Walter & Son Shoes” button badge 1970s – Promoting
Walter & Son (Shoes) Ltd. of Folkestone, Kent. Diameter: 38mm.
“CurlyWurly – Smile” button badge. 1974 – One of a set of
six badges advertising the Cadbury’s chocolate bar, Curly Wurly. Diameter:
36.5mm.
“Abbey National – Mickey Mouse –
Abbey Habit” button badge. 1980s – Promoting the defunct Abbey National
Building Society featuring the Walt Disney cartoon characters Mickey &
Minnie Mouse and the slogan “I’ve got the Abbey Habit”. Diameter: 38mm.
Bottom Row (left to right):
“TSB – We Like to Say Yes” button badge. 1970s – Promoting TSB (Trustee Savings Bank). Diameter: 38mm.
“Real Dairy Cream – Saturday Cat” button badge. 1970s – Produced
by the Milk Marketing Board promoting (British) real dairy cream. Pink tongue
version. Diameter: 38mm.
“We Met at Debenhams – Santa
Claus” button badge. 1970s – Given to children who met Santa Claus at
Debenhams department stores. Diameter: 31mm.
“Member of Uncle Holly Circle – Selfridges Ltd” button badge. 1971 – Given to children who met Santa Claus and Uncle Holly at the Christmas grotto in Selfridges department store, London. Maker’s mark, “Firmin 1971”. Diameter: 24mm.
“Philips Electrical (2)” lapel pin badge. 1960s/70s –
Promoting the Dutch electrical & electronics company, Koninklijke Philips
N.V. Made in the form of the company’s logo. Maker, “Nieuwpoort”. Length (not
including pin): 15.5mm.
“Philips Electrical (3)” lapel pin badge. 1960s –
Promoting the Dutch electrical & electronics company, Koninklijke Philips
N.V. Made in the form of the company’s alternative logo. Length (not including
pin): 16mm.
“ASW – Fasto” lapel pin badge. 1960s/70s – Promoting the ‘Faso’ brand of gas
water heater manufactured by the Dutch company, Automatic Screw Works (ASW)
Apparatenfabriek. Maker, “Ferd. Berentzen – Maastricht”. Length (not including
pin): 13mm.
“Luxaflex Blinds” lapel pin badge. 1960s/70s – Promoting the
window blind manufacturer, ‘Luxaflex’. Width: 30mm.
“Lomar TV” lapel pin
badge. 1960s/70s – Promoting the Dutch radio, TV and electronics retailer,
‘Lomar Electronics’ of Amsterdam. Width: 17mm.
“Tevera Termunten” lapel pin badge. 1960s/70s – Promoting the
Dutch TV antenna manufacturer/retailer ‘Tevera’ of Termunten. Width: 19.5mm.
“Kovošrot” enamel lapel pin badge. 1960s – Attractive & good quality
enamel badge promoting the state owned ‘Kovošrot’ scrap metal & steel
smelting plant in Bratislava, former Czechoslovakia (now Slovenia).
Maker’ “Zukov – Praha XI”. Length (not including pin): 16.5mm.
“Shaver Starbro” lapel pin badge.
1960s - Promoting the Shaver Starbro poultry breeding farm run by J. Lagerwey
in Lunteren, The Netherlands. Diameter (not including pin): 15.5mm.
“Fam Vacuum Cleaners” lapel pin badge. 1960s –
Promoting the Dutch/Irish vacuum cleaner & washing machine manufacturer
‘Verenigde FAM-Fabrieken’. Length (not including pin): 22mm.
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