Barry Island 1967

Another nice and simple badge here, this is the Barry Island 67 badge and has a well rendered Dragon on the centre. The overall impression is very striking. Made by Fattorini.

2nd Week

If you were wealthy enough to spend two weeks with Butlins you could get an extra badge I guess so that the staff knew why you were still lurking around the camp! This is one of my new acquisitions, bought in a batch and I am very pleased with it.

This one is a fine example of the Key in blue and yellow. I believe that this is the only colour variation for this badge and it was made by Fattorini and Sons.

More to come over the next few weeks.

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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Ayr 1960

A last month I posted a replica Ayr 1960 replica well here we have the real deal. Made by Fattorini it is in great condition and looks so much better then its replica with thicker lines and no horrible plastic skim. A lovely effective 2 tone badge.

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Beaver Club (Undated)

Here we have a beaver club badge from the latter years of the camp. Production is much cheaper and the image is simply on an inlaid plastic disc rather then enamel or paint. The maker was Fattorini.

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Clacton 1964

Another slightly more stylish badge, This one hits the right buttons for me with shape and colour. The angular style is very effective. The maker for this badge was Fattorini and Sons.

Filey 1954

This is a nice rectangular badge in Green, blue and white and effectively depicts a seagull and boat at sea. Its reasonably effective but fails to be really striking. The green enamelling is really well done. The back is quite tarnished but is in good condition and the badge was made by Fattorini and Sons of Birmingham.

 

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Brighton 1954

A nice simple but effective badge this one, it features white green and blue enamelling. I would like the enamel to be in better condition on this badge though. Made by Fattorini in Birmingham.

Butlins Bognor 1961

Here we have another Bognor Badge from my collections this one being 1961. Its a quite effective depiction of a parasol on a beach with the three colours and the badge shape used to great effect. This one is in great condition and stamped on the back F & S being Fattorini and Sons. A nice simple and effective badge.

Skegness 1964

In every run of fantastic badges there is always a pig, one that does not do the others justice.

Ladies and gentlemen I give you Skegness 1964. A badge that is a real pig. If they all looked this bad then nobody would bother collecting Butlins Badges at all. As you may have guessed I'm not keen on this one at all. Its lazy and not at all innovative. This was made by Fattorini and Sons.

Blackpool 1964

Butlins are mainly known for their holiday camps. They also diversified into hotels, the badges for which were less widespread and hence often more valuable. This is a fantastically preserved Blackpool 1964 badge.

Stamped on the rear is F & S, a new manufacturer perhaps. No its out old friend Fattorini and Sons. This is a badge well liked in my collection.

Barry Island 1966

My new acquisition today is a fantastic condition Barry Island 1966 badge. Enamelling is almost pristine and there is hardly any tarnish at all. An excellent addition and my first Barry Island badge. It is stamped with the makers mark and in this case that is Thomas Fattorini and his sons. I wonder where they are now?

Now i need to reorganise my whole folder to squeeze it in.

BUTLINS AYR 1965 (NEW ADDITION)

Ok if you will allow me a small nerdgasm here! I have received this morning a lovely Ayr 1965 badge. This has two distinctions. It marks the resumption of my active collecting and it is my very first Ayr badge. i am no longer an Ayr virgin!

Here's some piccys!

It’s a nice simple thistle design with very little damage. The few surface flaws have probably been there since making.

Made by our old friends Fattorini and his boys. The pin is pristine and in perfect order. All in all a great addition to the gang.

Bognor 1966

This is my Bognor 1966 badge. It is a rather common one but appears to have been made exceptionally well. As you can see its in fantastic condition! It was produced by Fattorini and Sons (he’s been busy since 1938!)  and is stamped on the back with this.

 

Butlins Skegness 1938 (The Jolly Fisherman)

This is my oldest badge. Used in 1938 it was an undated issue with no known variations. Aside from the possibility of ending up with a fake or repro badge the badge has the added difficulty of having no date label being early in the badge days I guess they decided they didn’t need one. As as this time there were only two camps in operation and Skegness had been running for just 2 years.

The badge was made by Thomas Fattorini and is stamped on the rear with the makers mark. It is a bit tarnished but the pin is in place, the enamel unchipped and for a small badge that is over 71 years old that is surprisingly good condition.