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Badge of the President of the Society of Inspectors of the Poor
This is the gold badge of office of the President of the Society of Inspectors of Poor in Scotland. It was made in Birmingham in 1907 and engraved by Fenton & Co Ltd of Edinburgh. The society was established in 1858.
The badge has a shield with a red lion rampant. The inscription reads 'Society of Inspectors of Poor, Scotland'.
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000-100-079-395-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.NC 406 |
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1907
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Gold; enamel, red; enamel, light and dark blue. Inscription: Arms of the Kings of Scotland / ESTd. 1858 [below] / SOCIETY . OF . INSPECTORS . OF . POOR . SCOTLAND / PRESIDENT; M & B; [Birmingham]; FENTON RUSSELL & Co. Ltd / EDINBURGH
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Dimensions: |
110 mm H x 70 mm W x 520 mm L
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Badge
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Fenton Russell and Co. Ltd (Engraver) M & B, Birmingham (Maker) Society of Inspectors of Poor in Scotland
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England, Warwickshire, Birmingham Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Presidential gold badge of the Society of Inspectors of Poor in Scotland, by M & B, Birmingham, 1907, engraved by Fenton Russell and Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
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