Canada: Boer War: Scarboro Welcomes Her Heroes
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Form:
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Circular badge with photograph mounted in a gilt frame protected by celluloid lens. Suspend from a gilt brooch bar by a pair of lugs on both pieces joined by link rings.
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By:
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Date:
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1901 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0568;
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Variations:
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| 33.2 mm | Gilded base metal | 7.4 gm (with suspension) | $50 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Pictures of four returning volunteers from Scarboro against a maple leaf background. Legend: "SCARBORO WELCOMES HER HEROES". At the foot: "1901" divided by the stem of the leaf.
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Reverse:
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Metal back plate.
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Notes:
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Originally came attached to a silk ribbon inscribed: "WELCOME / Scarboro's Sons / FROM / SOUTH AFRICA / Jan. 1901"
Scarboro is a wealthy inner city residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta. In 1901 is was semi-rural with large Victorian houses.
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