Bidspirit auction | A Trio of British Service

A Trio of British Service Badges Including a Hallmarked Silver ARP Badge and a Black Watch Brooch - A collection of three British service-related items comprising a home front lapel badge, a regimental brooch, and a municipal service badge. The first item is a sterling silver Air Raid Precautions (ARP) lapel badge, dated 1939. The badge is of slightly convex form, featuring a Tudor crown above a cartouche embossed with the letters ARP. The reverse is struck with a horizontal row of four hallmarks including the maker mark  and Co, the lion passant for sterling silver, the leopard head for the London assay office, and the lowercase date letter d for the year 1939. The second item is a brooch for The Black Watch Regiment. The central device is mounted on a plain horizontal bar and features the Star of the Order of the Thistle with a central figure of Saint Andrew holding his cross.  The third item is a brass Liverpool Municipal service badge.