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Golly Scout Badge 1950s/60s | Golly Lemon Badge 1932
Lovely quality enamel badges promoting James Robertson's Preserves Golden Shred marmalade and Silver Shred lemon marmalade. The Fattorini made scout badge, on its original card dates to the 1950s/60s while the Miller made pre-war lemon badge dates to 1932. These lemon badges, incorporating the fruit and Golly’s head, were part of Robertson’s 1932 fruit series and have become highly sought after by collectors.
Golly full character badges (also known as brooches) have also become collectable since they first debuted in 1928 with the Golfer. In return for tokens, children would have received a themed badge similar to the scout badge shown above. Other variations would have included a footballer, cricketer, tennis player, lollipop man, hockey player, standard figure etc.
Some of the most prominent badge manufactures of the mid 20th Century were commissioned by Robertson's to make their badges and these included, for example H W Miller, Thomas Fattorini, Rev Gomm, Marples & Beasley, W O Lewis and J R Gaunt. This list is by no means exhaustive as Robertson's used a number of manufacturers to cater for substantial customer demand. Today, replicas or facsimiles of the originals are often passed off as the 'real thing' and anyone starting a collection in this field needs to be aware of unscrupulous sellers or dealers. Although there are occasional exceptions, an original period badge should have a patina commensurate with age and most should have, but not always the case, a back stamp of the maker.
The Golly badge collecting scheme ended in 2002 and an estimated 20 million badges made since 1928.
Photography, layout and design: Argy58
(This image also exists as a high resolution jpeg and tiff - ideal for a variety of print sizes
e.g. A4, A3, A2 and A1. The current uploaded format is for screen based viewing only: 72pi)
Golly Scout Badge 1950s/60s | Golly Lemon Badge 1932
Lovely quality enamel badges promoting James Robertson's Preserves Golden Shred marmalade and Silver Shred lemon marmalade. The Fattorini made scout badge, on its original card dates to the 1950s/60s while the Miller made pre-war lemon badge dates to 1932. These lemon badges, incorporating the fruit and Golly’s head, were part of Robertson’s 1932 fruit series and have become highly sought after by collectors.
Golly full character badges (also known as brooches) have also become collectable since they first debuted in 1928 with the Golfer. In return for tokens, children would have received a themed badge similar to the scout badge shown above. Other variations would have included a footballer, cricketer, tennis player, lollipop man, hockey player, standard figure etc.
Some of the most prominent badge manufactures of the mid 20th Century were commissioned by Robertson's to make their badges and these included, for example H W Miller, Thomas Fattorini, Rev Gomm, Marples & Beasley, W O Lewis and J R Gaunt. This list is by no means exhaustive as Robertson's used a number of manufacturers to cater for substantial customer demand. Today, replicas or facsimiles of the originals are often passed off as the 'real thing' and anyone starting a collection in this field needs to be aware of unscrupulous sellers or dealers. Although there are occasional exceptions, an original period badge should have a patina commensurate with age and most should have, but not always the case, a back stamp of the maker.
The Golly badge collecting scheme ended in 2002 and an estimated 20 million badges made since 1928.
Photography, layout and design: Argy58
(This image also exists as a high resolution jpeg and tiff - ideal for a variety of print sizes
e.g. A4, A3, A2 and A1. The current uploaded format is for screen based viewing only: 72pi)