Transvaal: Wanderers Club Membership Badge
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop. Cut-out shield.
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By:
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Lavine Brothers, Jewellers Johannesburg |
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Date:
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1903 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1353;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 30.1 mm | Enamelled Bronze | 10.6 gm | $8 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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On central cut-out shield: "T (yellow) W (red) C (club)". Legend on a roughened supporting band above: "THE WANDERERS CLUB" and below between triple stops: "1903".
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Reverse:
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Blank. Stamped with the membership number. This badge: "124". Makers mark below: "LAVINE BROS / JEWELLERS / JOHANNESBURG".
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Notes:
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The Wanderers Club was founded in 1888 in Johannesburg. During the Boer war the grounds were given over to military use. Between 1901 and 1903 the Club was reestablish and the membership rose dramatically. By 1903 there were 596 ordinary members 40 Life Members.
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