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23rd March 12, 02:25 PM
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 Originally Posted by MacSpadger
These look very smart. I have a hallmarked silver clan badge from 1923 that looks almost identical to these.
Very nice!!!
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24th March 12, 03:03 AM
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Just to show that these badges from the Scottish Tartans Museum Gift Shop are very much in the tradition, I thought I'd post a pic or two of a silver badge I have. This is how a lot of glengarry/bonnet badges looked before the mass produced pewter items of today. This one was made by John Fraser of Inverness and was hallmarked in Edinburgh, Scotland. There are several pics and audio interviews with John Fraser online at Am Baile, which are fascinating.
This is a badge for Clan MacAlister. When I began Gaelic lessons as a boy in 1970, as soon as I was in the school gates I was Adhamh MacAlisdair, hence my purchase. I bought this badge for around £5 back when £5 was a lot of money!
Note the loop on the rear top for sticking your plant badge in.
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