Ayr 1962

Very simple this one and not in great condition, its a plain rectangular badge with a blue background depicting thistles and a sword. The pin is bent so trapped closed.

Made by Gaunt of London.

Clacton 1961

Depicting a deckchair, this a a fairly distressed badge but helps to fill my Clacton run. Produced by Gaunt in London.

Second Week

Here is a fantastic example of bad eBay selling. Its a rather tattered second week badge that was in with another which i will blog in due time. Its corroded which is fine, the ebay pic showed that. The annoyance is the broken pin on the back. It is essential that things like this are mentioned! It matters to collectors and, although in this case the price was low enough not to be a huge detriment, could have been a big problem.

Any sellers coming across this blog PLEASE be honest when selling. I would still have bought it with a damaged pin but wouldn't have bid as high.

Made by J R Gaunt in London

Filey 1960

Hands up those of you that thought I had died?

Well after a protracted buying break I am now back and spending my pocket money on little bits of tin once more.

This one is a Filey 1969 in blue, yellow and silver. Its a little tarnished but the pin is intact and is a welcome addition to the clan.

Made in London by J. R. Gaunt.

Skegness 1966

This is the last badge of my current batch. Funds are low for a while but I will be buying again soon. This is a classic seagull design in just two colours. It lacks some of the flair of previous designs and seems very much a “make do”design. This one was made by Gaunt.

Second Week

Pale blue and blue this time, this is what is described as the searchlight badge. Simple but the breakout beam makes the badge strangely effective. This one is suffering from a little corrosion but is still very nice. Made by Gaunt.

Bognor Regis 1960 - 1967

Here I present the full run of Bognor Regis badges (excluding variations and replicas) as you can see style varies wildly and three of the main makers of badges for Butlins all get a look in.

This by no means completes my collecting of the Bognor badges as I only have 8 of the 21 camp badges, none of the 11 Committee badges and 2 of the 8 known replica badges. Collecting continues.

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Bognor 1964

Here we have the badge for Bognor 1964. A pleasing view of the illuminations with a breakout lamp making the otherwise plain rectangular badge far more interesting. This one was produced by Gaunt and is stamped on the back as such.

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Clacton 1967

Here is the Clacton Badge from 1967. Made by Gaunt it uses a clever shape to give the illusion of depth, to great effect.

Bognor 1967

The last badge issued regularly for Bognor this is a nice and simple design but still quite pleasing to the eye. It’s a shame that from this point there are no more dated badges but it also gives us an easily dated peek into the past. This badge was made by Gaunt.

Butlins Bognor 1963

This is an interesting design, quite brave and innovative but for me fails to evoke the spirit of summer holidays, maye its the colours, maybe its the shape. Actually its probably because it looks like a snowflake. Made by Gaunt this one and stamped on the rear.

Beaver Club 1965

Another new acquisition today, this is a Beaver club badge from 1965 and like the 1966 badge features a clown. This one is a skinny clown however. Its painted like most Beaver Club badges and two tone.  This one was made by Gaunt and is in great condition. More about clowns HERE and the 1966 clown badge is HERE.

Beaver Club

This is an undated beaver club badge, with that in mind I know nothing about it at all. Made by Gaunt and in great condition its a lovely item. It will leave the rest to the pictures.

2nd Week

One of my more distressed badges for you today. This is a second week badge given to those more affluent that can spend a bit longer then the common man. Undated unfortunately. This badge was made by Gaunt

Clacton 1962

This is one of my recent acquisitions and a really nice addition. It is the Clacton 1962 badge showing a lamp obviously the illuminations were big in ‘62. made by Gaunt again this is another one in great condition.

 

Badges For Sale

I am currently listing some of my duplicate badges on eBay so this may be a chance to fill gaps in personal collections.

MY EBAY AUCTIONS

Of direct interest to this blog are two Minehead 1964 badges and the 1966 Beaver badge I posted yesterday (yes I now have two!!)

As always pictures say 1000 words, everything starts at 99p so maybe you could even start your collection here? Its a cheap hobby (honest, until you add the cumulative cost!)

End of sales pitch…

Beaver Club 1966

I was having a poke around in a box yesterday and to my great joy I discovered three badges that I had not realised I had. I’m guessing they were bought at the end of my last collecting period just before I lost the finances and the urge to continue.

This one depicts a clown (shudder) and is painted rather then enamelled and is in good condition. Made by Gaunt its a great little badge…if you ignore the clown bit (more about this on my main blog Reviewed at Random)

Minehead 1964

A week or so ago I posted about the Minehead 1967 badge (READ ABOUT IT HERE) which I though was rather disappointing in design. As a comparison here is the 1964 badge which illustrate my disappointment at the lacklustre effort.

This one is a Gaunt badge and is stamped on the back as such.

Pwllheli 1958

Now here is an example of a beautifully detailed and intricate badge that only uses 3 colours. Made by Gaunt it depicts a Welsh Dragon on an orange background. All of the colours are vibrant and this is a real gem in my collection. Pin is intact and there is a small degree of tarnish on the rear but if it wasn't dated 1958 you would never guess it is over 50 years old.

Beavers Club 1964

It wasn’t just the camps that had badges, Butlins also issued badges to kids for access to the Beavers Club, Staff badges, committee badges, event badges and more. This example is my 1964 Beavers Club badge. It features a drummer boy against a background of a sailing yacht and unlike the camp badges is painted rather then enamelled. Considering the pounding it would have had in the hands of our dads it is in surprisingly good condition with no visible paint chipping and only surface scratches on the rear. The maker is John Gaunt of London.