WW1 ribbon bar question

[andya]

Hi

Can someone tell me anything about these. I know what medals they are for but would like to know why these cards were issued
thnaks
andy

[yellow]

They are nice arent they?

WW1 campaign medals were on the most part issued in the early 1920's. Wearing of medals is not always practical, whilst some veterans manufactured their own ribbon bars others would purchase them from tailors and other retailers. My guess is these cards date from somewhere between 1921 and 1940.

My own great uncle had such a ribbon bar which he proudly displayed on his work uniform. he was on the gate at a large engineering firm. The workers knew not to mess with him since he had two more ribbons than most!

[andya]

Many thanks

Yes they are nice and look great in a display

regards

andy

[McCulloh]

I must add that these ribbons on cards have been about since the early 1970s, but may well have been made from the 1930s on.I remember seeing them in our Tailors' shop "odds and ends" military basket.
Having said that, I have seen dozens of these cards show up in the USA over the past 10 years at gun shows, which makes me wonder if an old warehouse was cleared out.

[cbuehler]

I must add that these ribbons on cards have been about since the early 1970s, but may well have been made from the 1930s on.I remember seeing them in our Tailors' shop "odds and ends" military basket.
Having said that, I have seen dozens of these cards show up in the USA over the past 10 years at gun shows, which makes me wonder if an old warehouse was cleared out.

I have seen these "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred" bars on the paper for over 25 years! As McCulloh says, they were probably made anytime from the late 30's to the 50's.
Virtually any one who was in WW1 was eligable for these and they were not held in high regard by many of the men.
That is to say they are not a nice genuine item however.

CB