Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in form of circle suspended from bar

c. 1939
Overview

World War Two era Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in the form of a voided circle with attached crest suspended from a horizontal bar.
Mounted inside the circular ring is a gilded wedge-tailed eagle in flight. It is surmounted by a King's Crown with red enamel detailing and underlined by a scroll with the letters 'R.A.A.F.' embedded in dark blue enamel. The ends of the scroll are filled with contrasting pale blue and white enamel.
There is a flat ring at the top of the circular disc through which an elongated link of chain is connected to another metal ring beneath the suspension bar above.
The suspension bar has rope like detailing on the front and a pin clasp to the reverse. The maker's name, 'DAMMAN' is impressed into the reverse of the gilded eagle.

Historical information

This sweetheart brooch is one of many produced and sold to servicemen to give to their loved ones during wartime.

P. Damman & Co. was a well-known Australian retail manufacturer that produced high-quality, commercially made, military sweetheart brooches during World War Two. According to Trove, they originally started as a prominent tobacco business in Melbourne during the 1850s gold rush, before expanding their operations into luxury retail goods, including jewellery, accessories, and military mementos.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00958
Item type
Badges
Collectibles
Ephemera
Jewellery
Personal Effects
Material
Enamels
Metal
Width
33 mm
Height or length
43 mm
Inscriptions and markings

On front of brooch:

"R.A.A.F."

On reverse of brooch:

"DAMMAN"

Place made
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Last modified
Saturday, 25 July, 2026
Completeness
100
Recollections of War

Recollections of War

Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in form of circle suspended from bar
Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in form of circle suspended from bar
Reverse of Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in form of circle suspended from bar
Reverse of Royal Australian Air Force silver tone sweetheart brooch in form of circle suspended from bar

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