Security staff's peaked cap enamel badge.
- Made:
- 1960-1990 in United Kingdom
Enamel cap badge, as worn by Science Museum warding (security) staff, unsigned, features regalia inscribed 'E R II' with 'Science Museum' around crest, maker and place of manufacturer unknown, United Kingdon, 1960-1987.
Until 1987 the Museum’s security staff, called ‘warders’, continued to wear a uniform recalling their nineteenth-century origin as policemen. The badges, such as this one, and other regalia had different designs depending on the civil service grade of the warder who wore it.
Details
- Category:
- Science Museum History
- Object Number:
- 2022-8
- Materials:
- enamel and metal (unknown)
- type:
- badge