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Description: | Copper alloy, possibly with gilding and enamel traces; Badge. Stamped discoid and gently concavo-convex openwork badge, with a central sub-rectangular panel bearing an indistinct motif on a shield against a vertically lined ground, and with a circumferential belt or garter bearing the inscription: GAINSBORO WOOLPACK .C.C. The motif and the lettering both bear traces of red colorant, and there are traces of gilding on the back. In illegible maker's name appears as a stamped feature on the back. Brazed spots on opposite edges at the back probably mark where a pin and catch plate have been lost. Presumably from a sports' club. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1930.Diameter: 27.7mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 5.81gms.
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