Sold for A$30
Five metal badges, plaques or various items: 1. Round item with Eagle's Head and Wings. 2. Embossed tin lid from a Wills, Sydney tobacco tin. 3. Copper badge from a water filter, Standard, Foy & Gibson, Collingwood, Melbourne. 4. Badge for Melbourne Air Service, R. G. Carey, sole distributors All British Cubitt Cars, Vic. Tas. Riv. 5. Brass label off of an early sardine tin: Albert & Cie, Sardines A L'Huile, Lorient. Metalware Five metal badges, plaques or various items. Various. 1850s-1940s
1. Fair. Large round copper item with concave backing which is rusted tin. What is it? No idea, but it is interesting. At 100 mm wide, quite large too. A few small holes to the copper at the front. Pretty green in places. Dirt and other marks. 2. Good. Some bends around the rim. A bit of surface corrosion. Some discolouration. 3. Very Good. A small badge, this is 72 mm wide. Still shiny in places, but some stain and the likes scattered around. A couple of fine splits. 4. Very Good. A small badge at 61 mm wide. I think it is copper, but not entirely sure. It is very interesting. Robert Graham Carey was advertising his brand new petrol pump opening in Elizabeth Street in July 1925, using Plume Motor Oil, stating as used by the Melbourne Air Service. This has some surface pitting, corrosion and minor marks. A fabulous piece, I have not even heard of Cubitt cars. 5. Very Good. Very early too, these are goldfields era. This is paper thin, and therefore fragile, how did it survive? Written in French, there is a medal pictured for some Paris exhibition dated 1855. A great piece, a great set of items! Grade: N/A Estimate: $50 - 75
