COLLECTION OF SEVEN CANADIAN MILITARY REGIMENTAL BADGES - WORLD WAR I ERA CIRCA 1914-1920

OVERVIEW:
A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF SEVEN REGIMENTAL BADGES REPRESENTING CANADIAN MILITARY UNITS FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR PERIOD. SIX BADGES ARE MOUNTED ON VIBRANT GREEN FELT BACKING, WHILST ONE IS PRESENTED ON CREAM LINEN. EACH BADGE FEATURES A CAST BRASS REGIMENTAL EMBLEM AFFIXED TO THE FABRIC GROUND, REPRESENTING DISTINCT CANADIAN ARMY CORPS, BATTALIONS, AND REGIMENTS OF THE ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:

REGIMENTS REPRESENTED:
- CANADIAN ARMY CORPS COPPER HAT HIGHLANDERS (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- CANADIAN BATTALION O/SEAS W.W.2. (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- CANADIAN WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- CANADIAN HULL REGIMENT (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- THE WESTMINSTER REGIMENT (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS (GREEN FELT BACKING)
- CANADIAN ENGINEERS W.W.2. (CREAM LINEN BACKING)

CONSTRUCTION:
EACH BADGE COMPRISES A CAST BRASS REGIMENTAL EMBLEM SECURELY MOUNTED TO THE FABRIC GROUND. THE BRASS INSIGNIA DISPLAY FINE DETAIL WORK INCLUDING CROWNS, MAPLE LEAVES, AND UNIT-SPECIFIC HERALDIC DEVICES. EMBROIDERED TEXT IDENTIFIES EACH REGIMENT IN WHITE THREAD AGAINST THE COLOURED BACKING.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BRASS INSIGNIA REMAIN BRIGHT AND UNOXIDISED, INDICATING CAREFUL PRESERVATION. THE GREEN FELT BACKING DISPLAYS THE CHARACTERISTIC COLOUR SATURATION EXPECTED OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY MILITARY TEXTILES, WITH ONLY MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE CREAM LINEN BACKING SHOWS SIMILAR AGE-APPROPRIATE PATINA. NO LOSSES, REPAIRS, OR RESTORATION WORK ARE EVIDENT. ALL BADGES REMAIN SECURELY MOUNTED WITH NO LIFTING OR SEPARATION OF COMPONENTS.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THESE BADGES REPRESENT CANADIAN MILITARY UNITS THAT SERVED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR PERIOD (1914-1918) AND THE IMMEDIATE POST-WAR YEARS. THE PRESENCE OF BOTH DOMESTIC REGIMENTS (HULL, WESTMINSTER) AND OVERSEAS UNITS REFLECTS THE BROAD MOBILISATION OF CANADIAN FORCES DURING THIS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL PERIOD. THE QUALITY OF MANUFACTURE AND PRESERVATION SUGGESTS THESE WERE OFFICIAL ISSUE OR PRESENTATION PIECES RATHER THAN COMMERCIAL REPRODUCTIONS.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANIES THE LOT. THE BADGES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED AS A CURATED COLLECTION, POSSIBLY ASSEMBLED BY A MILITARY HISTORIAN OR COLLECTOR WITH INTEREST IN CANADIAN REGIMENTAL HISTORY.

Item Size: Height: 0.5cm, Width: 0.5cm, Depth: 0.5cm, Weight: 0.01Kg

Condition: Good

779078+1

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