This leather badge was made around circa 1950, and was sewn on to the leather jacket worn by Ian Downing. The Braybrook Motorcycle Club was formed in 1947 and on the 10th July 1950 merged with the Sunshine Club to form the Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club. In the mid 1960's the club disbanded and its activities were merged with the Newport Club. For a more detailed summary of the history of this motorcycle club, please refer to the information posted on this site for the item 'Club Sticker - BRAYBROOK & DISTRICT MOTORCYCLE CLUB'.The Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club has not existed in its own right since the mid 1960's. This particular badge is over 60 years old and is likely to be a relatively rare item. The badge serves as a reminder that the Braybrook & District Motorcycle Club was once part of the recreational scene in the Braybrook / Sunshine area.Brown circular shaped leather badge with white printed lettering around the perimeter of the badge, and with a white printed motorcycle and rider in the centre."BRAYBROOK & DISTRICT M.C.C."leather badge, braybrook & district motorcycle club, motorcycle club, braybrook.

Objects. Fine black leather box, 14 cms x 6.5 cms, lined in royal blue silk satin. A 5.5 cm long silk ribbon has a .75 cm wide burgandy coloured stripe at either edge of a 1.5 cm wide pale blue central stripe. At top and bottom a richly engraved brass clasp, while in the centre is a 7shaped brass symbol, engraved with ""NEANGER 1959MARK LODGE No62, hanging from the suspender is a ^shaped brass shape engraved:"Presented to Wor.Bro. J.E.Harper, PM MASTER 1959.60. as a token of esteem EAGLEHAWK 12-10 60.On the reverse of the Vshape is a section of a ruler - 1,2,3(cms) and a scroll design.Below the inverted^shape a small rectangular shape with rounded top hangs on a small three loop chain. A circular eyelet shape on both front and back has small lettering on either side.organisation, masonic lodge, leather box and lodge badge

Officer's Peaked Cap with anodised gold buttons & Queen's Crown. Leather Strap. No badgeCommonwealth Government Clothing Factories S 56Size P. Dunlevie 3162364

Cap, peaked, khaki wool with blackened brass Rising Sun badge. Leather chin strap.uniforms-army, male headwear

This belt belonged to a WW1 Australian Anzac who most probably, because of the buttons and badges, served on the Western Front. Records destroyed in 1969 bush fires at Lara means we are unable to determine who owned this in the RSL. The belts is called a 'stable belt' and the one you have acquired is an early example with a leather pocket. It became common in WW1 for both, leather belts (especially that from the 1903 bandolier equipment as worn by those in the Boer War), and stable belts to be used to hold badges collected from fellow soldiers and for that reason it was often known as a 'souvenir belt'. The evolution of the stable belt: It seems that stable belts began to become popular across the Army as a whole around the turn of the 20th century, although they probably originated with the cavalry a little earlier sometime in the 1880s/1890s. All units at that time had horses on their establishment and those soldiers told off to attend them reported for Stable Parade in Stable Dress which consisted of very high waisted and pocket less breeches, or trousers, held up by braces and collarless, woollen flannel shirts with sleeves rolled up. This was to facilitate the rigorous physical effort and flexibility of movement necessary for mucking out and grooming. Braces at that time had no elastic as rubber was expensive, they were made of cotton with no 'give' whatsoever and so soldiers commonly allowed the braces to flop down from the waist so that they could bend over freely. For trousers that fitted loosely (due to the high waist) this meant that they tended to slip down and at first soldiers cinched them in with leather belts. Later on the regimental saddlers began to make belts from the same, plain canvas or wool strapping used for the horses Surcingle and utilising the same double leather strap and buckle arrangement for security (if one strap broke the other would hold and prevent the saddle from coming unseated). One particular feature of these early stable belts was a sewn on (or in) pocket, secured by a stud or clip, within which loose change could be kept, or a pocket watch, as there were no pockets in the breeches. As you might imagine these became very popular as the pocket was useful and the extra breadth afforded by the canvas strapping made them very comfortable. Around about the turn of the 20th century it began to be popular for officers to wear neckties in regimental colours both for sport and less formal, country dress. This habit probably began with the Queens Household troops and Line Cavalry, but quickly spread throughout the Army and it appears as if this use of regimental colours spread to the canvas or wool strapping used to make stable belts. For this reason the stable belts invariably followed the same colour scheme (but not always the same pattern arrangement) of regimental neck ties. This belt is an example of what Australian troops collected when on the Western Front during WW1 and when on leave.Leather Belt with 31 Badges and Buttons from WW1 attachedSee Mediaww1, world war 1, australian army, badges, button, belt, stable belt

Today’s Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were under French rule from the 1880s until 1954. The Vietnam War has its origins in the Indochina wars. During the French Indochina War (1946 - 1954), France’s war effort against nationalist groups such as Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh was largely funded by the United States.Maroon/red wool beret with black leather binding. Metal badge with dagger and feathers. Label inside Made in Franceberet, france, french indochina war, paratrooper

Standard issue slouch hat. Leather liner, leather chin strap. R.A.C.T. Badge on upturned brim.slouch hat, ract, passchendaele barracks trust

Beret worn by John T Robinson, service number 699302 of the Royal New Zealand Infantry, 2nd platoon, Victor 3 Company, Vietnam 1968.Green woollen beret with black leather band. The badge is oval with a silver fern outside with a gold crown at the top of an oval with a kiwi in silver on a red background with a blue surround.Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment; onwardberet, nz infantry, new zealand, uniform, robinson, john t robinson

Ernest OLD. Records show that he enlisted for the Boer War No 2356 on 11.7.1902 in the 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse age 27 years. On 10.8.1912 he enlisted in the 17th Aust Light Horse No 84004 D Troop A Sqd. He then enlisted in the AIF No 77, 13th LH, HQ & Machine Gun Section aged 40 years on 22.12.1914. Embarked for Eygpt 28.5.1915. Embarked for Gallipoli 4.9.1915. Hospitalised 24.12.1915 with Parotitis / Mumps. Hospitalised 23.1.1916 with Debility. Transferred to 2nd Pioneers 14.3.1916. Embark for France 19.3.1916. WIA 14.11.1916 GSW thighs severe. Medically downgraded to C3. Returned to Aust 20.12.1917 re wounds and overage. Discharged from the AIF 27.3.1918. He then went back into 17th LH until 1933 with the rank WO 2 in Stores. (Born Blackwood Vic, enlisted Raywood)Australian Lighthorseman Slouch Hat with pugaree, emu plume, badge & leather chin strap with metal buckle. The badge has the devil above a half wreath of leaves on a round red Petersham On Badge: "13/ALH" Handwritten inside crown: “E. Old” - “7” (size) - “Adelaide Hat Coy” Under hat Coy is either “1928” or “1028”, faint possibility its just “928” armed forces, military uniform, costume, hats, australia, male

Black wool beret with leather trim. Silver hat badge armoured regiment - featuring two flags ,crown tank and boomerang with Australia printed on it.beret, clothing

Badge features leather garter adorned with a crown and the motto "Honi soit qui mal y perse" (Evil be to him who evil thinks). All surrounding insignia of Elizabeth Regina

Black and white photograph - male conductor or driver - cap badge 3580 - standard uniform for the 1950's and 1960's in new issue condition. Note the leather lapels, pockets and badges.trams, tramways, personnel, uniforms, conductors, drivers

Army Black wool beret with leather trim. Silver circular badge- crown with flag on either side.Top section of badge (circle), under Crown - Australia. Directly below is a tank ,and below that is the shape of a Boomarang.On Badge; Australia ,Paratus. M (Medium)beret, australian army

This belt with badges was owned and worn by Nancye Wallace (nee Warren) as a Girl Guide leader in Orbost. The badges indicate that she took part residential camps as part of her membership. she continued in the Guiding movement as an adult leader.Established in 1910, Girl Guiding is now one of the largest all female organisations in the world. It is designed for girls, young and not-so-young women to join and enjoy a program of informal learning, opportunities, fun, personal development and friendship. (ref. Girl Guides Victoria). This whistle used by an Orbost local reflects the history of that organisation in Orbost.A brown leather belt with two badges attached. it has a silver metal buckle engraved with "Girl Guides association Be Prepared" and their emblem. One badge is a black and yellow Camp Kindaminda badge and the other a rectangular blue, green and gold Victoria Camp badge.Inside belt in black - N WALLACE ORBOSTbadges girl-guide-belt

The khaki shirt has District and Scout Membership badges and length-of-service badges, the Australian Scout Badge and a Red Cross First Aid badge. The leather belt has a collection of Jamboree souvenir metal badges attached. A ‘lemon squeezer’ felt hat completes the outfit. The hat badge and plume was coloured to indicate to which Section the wearer belonged, purple indicating the Commissioner Section. To keep the brim flat, the hat was sometimes kept in a timber frame when not being worn. This uniform was worn by Desley Reid as Assistant District Commissioner of Kew District between 1993 and 1995.The scouting movement has a rich history on Kew. The Kew Historical Society has attempted to build this section of the collection in recognition of its importance. The uniform was donated by an office bearer of the Society who, as a women, held a key role in the district.Short-sleeved, collarless fabric shirt of khaki color, with embroidered badges. Also fabric neck scarf, with braid and vinyl holdfast (woggle) and a leather belt with metal clasp with Scout impression. Various Scout badgesunforms, scouts -- kew, scouts - kew district, badges of office

Shoulder boards worn on the uniform to indicate status within the service. Part of uniform of Peter T. Stoklahsa. Joined RAAF 1966. Refer Cat No. 7674PPair of identical dark blue shoulder boards. Dark blue cloth covering a hard centre. Shaped rectangular with point at end. On back is attached soft brown leather. On front two badges attached by pins. First is Air Force wings with spread wings and crown on top and second is badge of Commonwealth of Australia."AUSTRALIA" shown on the Commonwealth Emblem.raaf, uniform

Standard issue peaked cap for 1988.Peaked khaki cloth cap with brown 18mm leather chin strap with two 13mm AMF gilt buttons (crown and map only). Khaki cloth covered peak. Royal Aust. Signals cap badge. Brown leather sweat band. Plastic covered, grey cloth liner with black stamped manufacturer's, etc. details. Australian Government Clothing Factory and logo Size /|\ 56 VIC 1988 (Note - no personal markings) headgear, cap

Women's hat, AWAS style, khaki fur felt, leather liner, leather chin strap. Hat badge is Australian Commonwealth Military Force, darkened brass coloured patch on side is red with a black horizontal stripe. The colour patch is from HQ 1st Australian Army. Puggaree light khaki, ribbon of 3.5 cm width.uniforms - army, costume-female, headwear, numismatics-badges-military

Royal Australian Artillery cap badge adorned with RAA gilt cap badge. Khaki wool service dress peaked cap with brown leather chin strap. Badge insignia features ornate 19th. Century field gun (cannon) design. The top of badge displays Queen Elizabeth 2 St. Edwards crown indicating post 1953 production. The top scroll displays "UBIQUE" (everywhere). The lower scroll "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" (Whither right and glory lead)."Foley" - Christies Pty Ltd, 248 Pitt St., SYDNEY. - SIZE 6and7/8

Possibly friends of Victor James. Later Squadron Leader Victor James, RAF, WWII. Refer Cat No 5084P..1 Portrait (black and white) photograph of British WWI soldier. He is wearing a peaked cap, leather bandolier. The hat badge appears to be a galloping horse. .2 Portrait (black and white) photograph of a man wearing what appears to be a band uniform with cross straps and loops on his chest, no hat. .3 Portrait (black and white) photograph of a man in civilian suit and tie. He is seated on a bench seat in a studio.1 On rear is noted "Friend of VMKJ 1914-18" .2 On rear is noted "Friend of VMKJ 1914-15" .3 On rear is noted " Freddie Cacusitut Accrington France, 14th Worcesters 1916-1917"wwi, portraits

Part of the Kevin John Herdman No. 397661 Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record..1) Khaki battle dress jacket with button front and attached belt and buckle. Royal Australian Corps of Transport badges on each shoulder. Major's Crown on each epaulette. Red and blue lanyard threaded through left epaulette and secured in left breast pocket. Two button-down breast pockets. Buttons are khaki bakelite. .2) Pair khaki trousers with pleated front and zippered fly. Two side pockets and button-down hip pocket. Fob pocket and six belt loops. Buttons are khaki bakelite. .3) Khaki peaked cap with brown leather band. RACT badge on front of cap. Brown sweat band and clear plastic lining..1) and .2) On manufacturer's label: ' KEITH COURTENAY PTY LTD, VICTORIA, 1972-1973, 9upwards arrow), NAME: CAPT HERDMAN. K.' .3) On label inside cap: 'HERBERT JOHNSON, 13 OLD BURLINGTON ST, LONDON, W1, FOR CHORLEYS, CANBERRA'.royal australian corps of transport, kevin john herdman, uniform

.1) Black woollen jacket. Gold Sergeants stripes. Survey Regt collar badges. It has 4 brass buttons on front. 4 major pockets on front, the top two are held shut with brass buttons. .2) Trousers black. Red welt down side of legs - width 4 cm. Buttoned fly, black plastic buttons for braces. .3) Shirt - white, long sleeved with 7 pearl like buttons on front. It has a pocket on the left breast. .4) Belt - black wool, brass buckle. .5) Tie - black woollen. .6) Cap - Officers. Black leather peak. Survey regiment badge. Red band around hat..1) Jacket - "A. Skidmore" , “NR possibly 36894”post ww2, army, uniform, suurvey regiment, passchendaele barracks trust

Uniform belonged to Lt. J.K. GRIFFEN 2nd AIF, VX83853, 19th LOC SIGNALS.1) Jacket, Service Dress, Serge, khaki, Winter, 2 x Australia Badges, 2 x Rising Sun Lapel badges, 4 x Lieut badges (2 on each shoulder), 2 x Colour patches rectangular shape, white, light & dark blue with grey surround, 2 x service chevrons on right sleeve (pinned on), 4 x service ribbons WW2, metal buttons, 4 pockets. .2) Trousers, Service Dress, Serge, khaki, winter, plastic buttons, 3 pockets. .3) Peak cap, khaki, with leather band, small Rising Sun badge, grey leather inner lining. .4) Tie, cotton, khaki. .5) Braces - stripped, elastic, leather attachments..3) Inside lining maker appears to be “Tru Form”uniforms - military - army, wwii

Leather belt with souvenir badges from L to R: AMF collar badge, brass plate with crown and bird badges attached, brass map of Australia enclosed by a serrated circle, Australian Red Cross Society button, silver boomerang with brass map of Australia, brass "Australia" shoulder badge with circular aluminium(?) disc above, US Army 147th Field Artillery Regiment Unit Crest, crossed cannons with 147 above, brass tab, musicians badge, AMF collar badge, Major's crown, laurel leaves with what appears to be TCB in script above, crossed rifles, star with what appears to be a lotus flower (Japanese?), AMF button, Major's crown, what appears to be a red S inside a white circle.Circular aluminium disc has Pte M Cain VX6341 AIF faintly engraved on it.

Items issued to Capt T McCAW VX93 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 27.10.1939, he was discharged on 19.2.1947 with the rank of Capt in 2/2nd Field Regt. He is also listed with a Regt No 350309 so assumably he enlisted again going by the uniform on Cat No 1488.2. Service ribbons are, 39 - 45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence medal, British war medal, Australian Service medal, Efficiency decoration.Service dress, post WWII. .1) Trousers, khaki, waist buckles and buttons intact. .2) Shirt, light khaki, long sleeved, cotton, buttons intact, made by “Rexbilt” .3) Tie, light khaki colour .4) Jacket, Dress, Service, khaki, gold coloured metal buttons, 2 x shoulder patches “Royal Australian Artillery”, 2 x sets of “Captains rank badges, 3 to each shoulder, 2 x collar epaulette badges, 6 x service ribbons WW2 and Efficiency ribbon, 2 x “R” badges (Retired Officer) .5) Cap, peak, leather strap, RAA hat badge, khaki. .6) & .7) Socks, pair, khaki. .8) & .9) Shoes, pair black .10) Belt, khaki with brass buckle.Inside coat and pants sewn in. “M TX”. Inside hat, “Commonwealth Clothing Factories Melbourne” “S56 71/8uniforms-army, military equipment

The etymology of the word portmanteau: A portmanteau was a travelling bag used as a mailbag. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both newspapers and letters were transported in these leather mailbags that opened into two sections. A portmanteau is a word created by the blending of two other words in terms of the sounds and meaning. Portmanteau itself is a portmanteau; made up of the French ‘porter’ meaning ‘to carry’ and ‘manteau’ meaning ‘cloak’. The other meaning of this word is ‘a travelling case or bag' but was coined by Lewis Carroll with its new meaning in 1882. History: English merchant Thomas Witherings established mail routes throughout Europe in the 1620s. He drew up a proposal in 1635 for an English mail system based in London in which portmanteaux (containing 2 leather bags lined with cotton) could travel to European towns with sealed bags of mail for protection against spies. The system was put into motion and some 26,000 letters were mailed safely and unopened between London and European towns each week. In the nineteenth century, the official portmanteau was used to carry the mail, letters and newspapers on Americas New England stagecoaches that travelled the postal routes. Before 1789 newspapers were mostly excluded from the mail and the official portmanteau. After the first United States Congress (1789–1791) the postmaster general allowed printers free postage to communicate reports and articles of Congressional informational newspapers with other publishers in other towns and cities for distribution. Example of a mid-20th-century leather bag not connected to a person of significance from history or a historic event. The significance lies in the historic social aspect of this type of bag and how it got its name. This type of bag was popular from the mid 19th century for personal use and fell out of favour in until the 1950s and the origin and meaning of the word used to describe this type of leather bag "portmanteau". Portmanteau leather bag, with brass oval badge, tan interior with compartment separator. Inscribed "Allchin Bros Makers Ballarat". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, portmanteau, allchin bros

Hard cover book,The Great Triumphs of Great Men. Author: Editor & Compiler, James Mason. Publisher: William P Nimmo, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1879 Green premium leather hardcover with lettering in gilt highly decorated spine and front cover. The spine has no Library label, flyleaf has a reference number top right hand corner .non-fictionThe Great Triumphs of Great Men is an interesting window into the Victorian era of popular history and educational publishing. The work was compiled and edited by James Mason. Rather than a single narrative, it is an anthology of biographical sketches outlining the lives, struggles, and achievements of historic figures. The work highlights various individuals categorised as warriors and statesmen (such as Alfred the Great, King Canute, Oliver Cromwell, and the Duke of Wellington), engineers, artists, and inventors (like Sir Christopher Wren and Thomas Gainsborough), as well as merchants, poets, and philosophers. The overarching theme is typical of the 19th-century "self-help" movement that was popularised by Samuel Smiles, using the determination, moral character, and triumphs of great men as an inspirational road map for the reader.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village