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Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge
Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge
Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge
Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge

Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge

Maker (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1891 - 1941)
Date1913
Object NameBadge
Mediumenamelled silver
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions3.2cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032092
Keywords
About MeCircular silver badge with a central enamelled cross in white with blue border and a central diamond shaped shield in the middle with 2 entwined initials "C". Inscribed in embossed lettering "LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD / FOR SCOTLAND" around the edge.

Marked on the reverse "GENERAL TRAINING 1913 / BROOK / E'BURGH / NURSE / ROSE. / A. WARD / [with hallmarks]".

The Local Government Board for Scotland was established in 1894 to supervise care of the poor until this was taken over by local authorities in 1929.
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