Catalogue
N.I.B.Y.M.B.C.U., Wanganui, 1921, fob medal, hand engraved in silver (32x28mm); (Kings College Auckland) badge struck in silver (33x28mm), missing ring from top; another, fob medal, struck in bronze (26mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed '1939/High Jump/Under 16 Hdcp/1st'; WWI, 28th Reinforcements sweetheart's badge, struck in silver (32x28mm), missing pin from reverse; Wgtn C.C. (Wellington Cycling Club), fob medal, uniface, struck in copper (32x30mm), obverse inscribed '1970/Wgt. C.C./Sen.T.T./50 Mile/3rd'; Citizen Band Radio/Wanganui Group/WG Country, badge in gilt and enamel (32mm); Vauxhall/Bedford Wellington Club badge in gilt and enamel (30x25mm). Except where indicated, ring top or pin-back suspensions, fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $70
Not offered
Seddon Memorial Technical School, Auckland, medal struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Awarded/To/L.W.Kay/For Swimming/A Distance Of/3 Miles/1921'; school badge for same school, in bronze (voided oval 40x26mm), pierced hole top and bottom for sewing to hat; St Peter's School Cambridge N.Z., undated, uniface medal struck in copper (49.5mm); silvered convex pendant featuring the reverse of a New Zealand shilling on one side and the ship reverse of an English halfpenny on the other; Electrolux, made in New Zealand, coloured white metal trade name plate (61mm) with securing holes at sides; A New Dawn - A New Day, New Zealand 2000, oval disc in bronze (42mm x 62mm). The third medal uncirculated, the rest fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $70
Not offered
Memorial fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.9g, 35x32mm), by G. & T. Y. Ltd (G. & T. Young, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'In Loving Memory/of/My Dear Father/Fleming Laurenson/Died at Oamaru/30-1-24/Aged 63 Years'. Very fine.
Estimate $210
Not offered
Radio Society, Ch.Ch., 1925, souvenir decorated cloth fob drop, consisting of gold (9ct) fernleaf at top, gold (9ct) inscribed panel, copperplate initials 'E.N.W.' in gold (9ct), fob with a gold (9ct) kiwi on greenstone attached, suspended with rolled gold chain and fob clip at top; Hawaii, coat of arms, fob medal in gold (14ct, 6.4g, 30x28mm) and enamel, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Edw.N.Willis/From 6 Buc/Sept 1925'; also, N.Z.R.L. kiwi coat pin in silver (20x18mm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $420
Not offered
B.C.D.T. (B. Collie Dog Trials), uniface stock medal, struck in silver (38mm), by Mayer & Kean (Wellington), reverse inscribed 'B.C.D.T./Pull and Yard/2nd/1926'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Not offered
Identity tag, on a smoothed out obverse of an Australian Canberra Florin, 1927, pierced at top with ring attached, reverse inscribed 'Janice Carnie/Mackley St./Wairoa'. Very fine.
Estimate $30
Not offered
Auckland Competitions Society Inc., fob medal, struck in silver (35x29mm), by A.Kohn (Auckland), fancy scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Jack Ferris/Recitation 9/10/1927'; another, 1929, uniface struck in silver (35x33mm), by A.Kohn Ltd, scroll top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st/Test Recital/Under 16/Jack Ferris'; another, 1929, uniface struck in copper (38x32mm), by A.Kohn Ltd, scroll top suspension, reverse inscribed '2nd/Test Recital/12-14/Jack Ferris'; stock fob medal in silver and gold (37x25mm), English maker and hallmark, scroll and ring top suspension, obverse 'J.F.', reverse inscribed 'Elocution/1st Class Hon/1929'. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $450
Not offered
New Zealand, badge in voided silver and enamel (48mm), by Spencer, London, hallmark for Birmingham 1929, ring top suspension, possibly part of a lodge jewel. Extremely fine and impressive.
Estimate $240
Not offered
Alexander Gillies Medal, c1930s, in bronze (57mm), undated and unawarded, no maker (probably Mayer & Kean, Wellington) (S.-). Surface marks, very fine and rare.
Estimate $240
Not offered
Big Brother Bill's Family, 4YA (Dunedin), c1930s, badge in brass and enamel (30mm), no maker, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
Not offered
Corporation of Invercargill, c1930s, Meter Reader's badge, number 496, in gilt and enamel (32mm), by Moller Dn, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
Not offered
Kia Ora, NZ, collector's souvenir teaspoon, c1930s, in gilt brass and enamel (125x25mm), by C.J.N. & Co, features tatooed Maori portrait in bowl. Good very fine with enamelling intact.
Estimate $70
Not offered
New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, Fulton Bequest Annual Prize medal, c1930s, struck in gilt (51mm), by M&K Ltd (Mayer & Kean), unawarded (S.501). Uncirculated.
Estimate $350
Not offered
N.Z. Town Planning Conference & Exhibition, c1930s, award medal struck in silver or silvered (36mm), uncertain maker, possibly Bock, unawarded. Extremely fine.
Estimate $140
Not offered
Wellington Competitions Society, c1930s, badge in voided silver (35x35mm), by Mayer & Kean (Wellington), pin-back. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $50
Not offered
The Bledisloe Medal for Oratory, Founded 1931, struck in gilt bronze (41mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington) (S.504). Small carbon patch on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare, probably a prototype.
Estimate $560
Not offered
Horowhenua Boys' & Girls' Clubs, badge in silver (30mm) and two shades of blue enamel, by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), pin-back suspension, '1st' inscribed on obverse, 'J.H. 1933' on reverse; another, 'K.W. 1935' on reverse [illustrated]. Fine, with chipped enamel; Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
Not offered
South Auckland Brass Band Contest, 1933, uniface, struck in silver (37x28mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall); S.A.B.U. Contest, Tauranga, 1937, uniface, struck in silver (26mm), no maker; Dilworth Ulster Institute, uniface, struck in silver (35x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '220 Yds/H.A.Hefferen/A.M.C.'. All with ring top suspensions, very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $170
Not offered
The Gas Institute of New Zealand Incorporated, membership fob medal, 1934-35, uniface, handcrafted in silver gilt (28mm), no maker, ring top suspension; another, President's badge, 1938-39, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 4.7g, 28mm) and enamel, no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'G.H.E.Collins/Takapuna'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $210
Not offered
Invoices, from William R.Bock, General Engraver & Die Sinker, Wellington (Established 1880), 1918-1935, made out to New Zealand Institute and Royal Society of NZ, for engraving 'Hector Medal' and other properties. Fine. (4)
Estimate $70
Not offered
Masonic, Wellington Chapter No.62, halfpenny size token, struck in bronze (26mm); Balclutha School of Nursing, South Otago N.Z., badge struck in silver (30x25mm), no maker, pin-back; St. Clair (Dunedin) L.T.C. (Lawn Tennis Club), M.Hcp. Singles, 1935, badge hand engraved in silver (25mm), no maker, pin-back; W.B.H.S. (Waitaki Boys High School, Oamaru), 1942 Prefect badge, hand engraved in silver (32x32mm), no maker, pin back. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $140
Not offered
M.L.T.A. (M. Lawn tennis association), 1935, stock badge in silver and gold (45x45mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Combined/Junior Stars'. Very fine.
Estimate $70
Not offered
Fob medals, 1896-1937, all handcrafted or hand engraved in silver (tot wt 84.8g), three with gold centre shields, mostly for sports and schools, some inscribed, three unawarded, probably all New Zealand but none attributed. Fine - very fine, all but one with ring top suspensions. (11)
Estimate $140
Not offered
(Boxing), Auckland Provincial Championship, fob medal, struck in copper (38x30mm), by A.Kohn Ltd (Adolph Kohn, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Welterweight/B.Lyall/1938'; British Empire Games, 1950, struck in bronze (51mm), by M&K Ltd (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'G.R.Lyall' (M&P.1950/7); identity tag (possibly military) in aluminium (78x26mm) with green coating (mostly worn off), pierced at right for suspension, impressed 'G.R.Lyall/X16MT/241614'; also, fob medal, hand engraved in silver (30x21mm), no maker, inscribed 'F.B.S./1910'. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $170
Not offered
Auckland Competitions Society N.Z., c1940s, struck in copper (45mm), by Vaughton, Birm. Extremely fine.
Estimate $140
Not offered
Borough of Otahuhu (Auckland), c1940s, fob medals, uniface, struck in silver and blue enamel (37x23mm), no maker, pierced at top for suspension. Toned, extremely fine, one illustrated. (4)
Estimate $100
Not offered
Die trials, uniface, struck in copper, c1940s, Devonport (9), Christchurch (4), Petone, Bluff, New Plymouth and Rotorua. Extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $140
Not offered
J.R.McKenzie Ltd., c1940s, Christmas Greetings wall plaque or plate, in silvered base metal (103mm). Fine.
Estimate $100
Not offered
NZ badge, c1940s, sailing ship, handcrafted in silver (38mm), pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $70
Not offered
(NZ) Coat of Arms, c1940s, copper plaque (51mm), pierced in three places for attachment, possibly off a P.O.S.B. money box. Fine.
Estimate $70
Not offered