near complete set of gilt-brass enamelled member's badges with cords and single guest lapel badges, a total of 61 badges covering 'The Brooklands Years', displayed within a brown velvet wood-framed display and comprising: 1907-1915 - member and one guest (1914 with matching numbers 1394) 1916 - members only in composite material 1920-1933 - member and one guest (1920 with matching numbers 815 and 1932 with matching numbers 521) 1934 - members only 1935-1939 - member and one guest (1935 with matching numbers 4A, 1936 with matching numbers 109A and 1939 with matching numbers 274) 1940 & 1941 - members only (guest badges were not issued for these years) A red enamel 'Committee' lapel badge by W O Lewis of Birmingham. The purpose-built glazed frame display with hinged door and brass lock and lugs for wall mounting, measuring 19½ x 28ins, acquired by the vendor from a recent sale of the Bill Boddy Collection including his motoring library, archive, and automobilia, and believed to have originally hung above Bill Boddy's desk in his study at home.
near complete set of gilt-brass enamelled member's badges with cords and single guest lapel badges, a total of 61 badges covering 'The Brooklands Years', displayed within a brown velvet wood-framed display and comprising: 1907-1915 - member and one guest (1914 with matching numbers 1394) 1916 - members only in composite material 1920-1933 - member and one guest (1920 with matching numbers 815 and 1932 with matching numbers 521) 1934 - members only 1935-1939 - member and one guest (1935 with matching numbers 4A, 1936 with matching numbers 109A and 1939 with matching numbers 274) 1940 & 1941 - members only (guest badges were not issued for these years) A red enamel 'Committee' lapel badge by W O Lewis of Birmingham. The purpose-built glazed frame display with hinged door and brass lock and lugs for wall mounting, measuring 19½ x 28ins, acquired by the vendor from a recent sale of the Bill Boddy Collection including his motoring library, archive, and automobilia, and believed to have originally hung above Bill Boddy's desk in his study at home.
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