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Sir Patrick Moore's “Precious” blue box containing various badges and pens

Sir Patrick Moore's “Precious” blue box containing various badges and pens. Acquired alongside The Sir Patrick Moore Archive.

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Three spare pin badge fasteners from the "Very Precious" box belonging to Sir Patrck Moore. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Pin Badge Fasteners belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Coin commemorating Skylab I America’s first Earth-orbiting Skylab manned by Conrad, Kerwin and Weitz. The coin is in a plastic case inside a fitted blue box. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Coin for Skylab I America’s first Earth-orbiting Skylab, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Fitted case for medal, made by Fattorini & Sons Ltd., Birmingham. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Fitted Case for Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Pin badge for Kepler: A Search for Habitable Planets, in a plastic bag. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Kepler Badge belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Sterling silver Reginald Mitchell Memorial Lecture medal from the Stoke-on-Trent Association of Engineers to Dr Patrick Moore OBE. Made in Birmingham in 1976 by Toye, Kenning & Spencer. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Reginald Mitchell Memorial Lecture Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

1976
Pass for Patrick Moore, Sussex, England, for Tucson. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Pass for Patrick Moore, for Tucson

Badge of William Herschel’s profile. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of William Herschel’s Profile, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Ball point pen in fitted case, marked Sir Patrick Moore F.R.A.S. (Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society). Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Pen from the Royal Astronomical Society for Patrick Moore

Badge of the Voyager 2: July 9, 1979. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the Voyager 2, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

1979
Name tag for Hon. Pres. P. Moore, with an attached fabric bookmark from the I.U.A.A. 4th General Assembly August 1978. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Sir Patrick Moore Name Tag for I.U.A.A. 4th General Assembly August 1978

1978
Yellow plastic name badge for Patrick Moore. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Name Badge for Patrick Moore

Blue box marked “Very Precious” in marker pen, made by Garrard the Crown Jewellers, 112 Regent Street London. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

"Very Precious" Box belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Pin badge for Return To Flight: Smarter, Stronger, Safer; official commemorative badge made by NASA. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Return To Flight Badge belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

The Amateur Astronomers Medal for meritorious service to the science of astronomy, awarded by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York City. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

The Amateur Astronomers Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Medal commemorating the Approach and Landing Test of the Enterprise, manned by Haise, Fullerton, Engle and Truly. The medal was made by NASA using metal taken from the Enterprise. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Approach and Landing Test of the Enterprise Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Medal commemorating Apollo 17, manned by Cernan, Schmitt and Evans. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Apollo 17 Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Badge of the Voyager 2: Neptune, August 25, 1989. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the Voyager 2, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

1989
Badge of the Manchester Astronomical Society. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the Manchester Astronomical Society, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Auckland Astronomical Society honorary membership card for Dr Patrick Moore OBE. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Auckland Astronomical Society Honorary Membership for Patrick Moore

Badge of the BAA (British Astronomical Association) Centenary Year, 1890-1990. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the British Astronomical Association, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Badge of the BAA (British Astronomical Association) Centenary Year, 1890-1990. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the British Astronomical Association, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore Medal for Education from the Royal Astronomical Society 1820, in fitted case. Made in Birmingham by Thomas Fattorini. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Patrick Moore Medal for Education from the Royal Astronomical Society

Badge of the Voyager 2: August 25, 1981, on to Uranus. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Badge of the Voyager 2, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

1981
Cricket medal in blue plastic bag, the medal has a metal rose design with a batter on a green backing in the middle. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Cricket Medal belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Plastic name badge for Dr. Patrick Moore, President. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Name Badge for Dr. Patrick Moore

Space Shuttle STS-41 News Media badge for Patrick Moore, BBC – Sky At Night, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John F. Kennedy Space Centre. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

News Media badge for Patrick Moore, BBC – Sky At Night

Coaster of HST – 1st Servicing Mission – Replacement Solar Arrays, made by the British Aerospace Space Systems. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Coaster of HST – 1st Servicing Mission, belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Green patch showing Saturn beneath a fleur de lis. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Fabric Saturn Patch belonging to Sir Patrick Moore

Explorers Travel pass for Patrick Moore. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Explorers Travel pass for Patrick Moore

Pink plastic pass for Centre Spatial Guyanais Lancement Ariane, V14, Invite. Acquired alongside the Archive of Sir Patrick Moore.

Centre Spatial Guyanais Lancement Ariane Pass for Patrick Moore