Andy,
I don't own any of these badges so am probably not too much help, but personally I would buy the first two if offered. I like the Dorsertshire a lot, especially the fixing tag at the top and it also has loops which I would have through be correct of a 1900 era badge. If you search elsewhere on this forum you'll find a thread about the various Dorsershire badges and there's one of these shown.
With the Northamptonshire one the only reservation I have would be another rare maker on the slider and given the history of a few others in this collection it would cause me some concern and I would thoroughly examine it's fixing to make sure it's not a replacement. Also there is no sweat hole on the name overlay although I can't ever remember seeing one on a Nortamptonshire badge other than the 'regimental castle/long key' turn of the century one.
Prices seem reasonable for these two, but I'm competely in the dark on the Poplar one, the loops look like electrical accesories!
Keith
I don't own any of these badges so am probably not too much help, but personally I would buy the first two if offered. I like the Dorsertshire a lot, especially the fixing tag at the top and it also has loops which I would have through be correct of a 1900 era badge. If you search elsewhere on this forum you'll find a thread about the various Dorsershire badges and there's one of these shown.
With the Northamptonshire one the only reservation I have would be another rare maker on the slider and given the history of a few others in this collection it would cause me some concern and I would thoroughly examine it's fixing to make sure it's not a replacement. Also there is no sweat hole on the name overlay although I can't ever remember seeing one on a Nortamptonshire badge other than the 'regimental castle/long key' turn of the century one.
Prices seem reasonable for these two, but I'm competely in the dark on the Poplar one, the loops look like electrical accesories!
Keith
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