1952 Claxton Shield badges

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Overview

Three 1952 Claxton Shield badges. Two of the badges are metal stick pins. One stick pin is round and silver-coloured with a dark blue inner border containing the words 'Australian Baseball Championship', with 'Perth 1952' on a white baseball in the centre. The second stick pin is shield-shaped with a gold-coloured border and 'Perth 1952' on a dark-blue background with two crossed baseball bats and baseball. A pale-blue band with the words 'Claxton Shield' lies diagonally across the badge. The third badge is a round dark-blue felt material patch with a pale-blue inner circle representing a baseball and 'N.S.W.' in pale-blue indicating it is a New South Wales team badge.

Historical information

The 1952 Claxton Shield was the 13th annual Claxton Shield and was held in Perth, Western Australia. The participants were South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The series was won for the first time by the home team, Western Australia.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Claxton_Shield].

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.99

Item type

Badges

Themes

Material

Felt (Textile)

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

[Round stick pin] 'Australian Baseball Championship', 'Perth 1952'
[Shield-shaped stick pin] 'Perth 1952', 'Claxton Shield'
[Felt badge] 'N.S.W.'

Contextual information

These three badges would have been worn by the 1952 New South Wales team and are made in the team's colours. They were donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Glen Dunstan OBE, a distinguished figure in the history of baseball in Western Australia.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Championships

Perth

Claxton Shield 1952

New South Wales Claxton Shield badge

Perth Claxton Shield badge 1952

Place made

Australia

Year

1952

Statement of significance

These badges form part of the memorabilia from an historic occasion when Western Australia won their first national baseball competition. They are rare objects in good condition and come with excellent provenance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Links to additional resources

Wikipedia [en.wikipedia.org]

1952 Claxton Shield history.

Last modified

Thursday, 1 October, 2026