Original European Nations 20th Century Helmet / Headgear Badges and Adornments Lot – 17 Items Original Items

Original Items: Only One Lot of 17 Available. This is a wonderful opportunity to add lovely headgear badges and adornments to your collection. This lot is perfect for the collector who has items they need to complete for displays and restorations.

The Items Featured In This Lot:

– WWI German Prussian State Eagle Wappen: This is a lovely gold-colored alloy frontplate (wappen) with the Prussian state eagle clutching a scepter and crown, over the King’s motto, MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND (With God for King and Country, i.e. Prussia). The Preußen issued Wappen in 1895 were intended to be made out of Tombak (an alloy made from a combination of copper and zinc) but it seems that the copper-color was unpopular and they were soon replaced with Aluminiumbronze which has a very bright brass appearance. Unfortunately the head is missing.

– WWI German Kingdom of Württemberg Wappen: Coat of Arms of Württemberg, with a shield in the center showing three antlers that represent Württemberg on the left side, and the three lions of medieval Swabia on the right side. There is a wreath surrounding it made of Laurels on the right and Oak Leaves on the left. The Crowned Lion of Swabia supports the shield to the left, and the Stag of Württemberg supports it on the right. On a banner at the bottom is the motto of the kingdom: FURCHTLOS UND TREW (“Fearless and loyal”). Unfortunately the plate itself has been damaged, as there should be a crown above the shield, and the Stag is missing its head.

– 1888 Bolivia Coat of Arms Badge: We are uncertain as to what type of headgear this would have been on. The coat of arms of Bolivia has a central cartouche surrounded by Bolivian flags, cannons, laurel branches, and has an Andean condor on top. This is the third Coat of arms of Bolivia, adopted in 1888.

– Pennsylvania Military College Shako Badge: Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school was established in Wilmington, Delaware. It became The Alsop School for Boys from 1846 to 1853, and then Hyatt’s Select School for Boys from 1853 to 1859. Military instruction was introduced in 1858, and the school changed its name in 1859 to Delaware Military Academy. It moved to Pennsylvania in 1862 and became Chester County Military Academy. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972. About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional liberal arts to professional programs. It is classified among “Doctoral/Professional Universities” and a “Community Engagement Institution”.

– Late 19th Century French Fire Brigade Helmet Badge: The helmet badge is for the Tilly fire brigade. Tilly is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

– Unidentified Lion Badge

– Austro-Hungarian Shako Badge: This appears to be an East German police shako badge with an Austro-Hungarian uniform button secured to the center.

– London & North Western Railway Police helmet plate: The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway, and, in 1948, the London Midland Region of British Railways: the LNWR is effectively an ancestor of today’s West Coast Main Line.

– French 10th Regiment Kepi Badge

– Shako Plume

– Blue & Yellow “Pom Poms”

– x3 Miscellaneous bases/stands

– Late 19th Century U.S. Navy Belt Buckle: Good condition but is missing the catch.

– Unidentified Headgear Piece: Appears as a rosette of sorts with a threaded rod and wingnut.

These items all come ready to be further researched and added to your collections to complete displays!