Fundraising Badge - "Caulfield School No.733"

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Overview

A circular tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a stick pin at the back. On the front is a scroll with wording, and background is brown in colour.

Note: A printed paper design was placed on a thin sheet of celluloid, which was then covered with a pressed metal shell and secured with a pin. This method of production made celluloid badges more accessible and affordable for fundraising efforts.

The most common design featured a paper or celluloid face wrapped over a pressed tin backing with a metal pin.

Historical information

The Caulfield School Roll of Honour is a commemoration plaque honoring former students of Caulfield Primary School who served in World War One.

This badge was one of the many ways to raise funds for the memorial.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.56

Item type

Badges

Collectibles

Souvenirs

Themes

Art and Design

Fashion

War and Conflict

Material

Metal

Paper

Plastic

Inscriptions and markings

"School 773 Caulfield Roll of Honor Fund"

Contextual information

Caulfield Primary School (formerly listed as No. 773) operated from 1877 to 1998.

The Caulfield School Roll of Honour commemorates former students who served in World War One. Caulfield Primary School situated at 724 Glen Huntly Rd, Caulfield South. This Honour Roll Board lists past students who served in the First World War noting those who did not return.

Reference: https://www.caulfieldareamemorials.org/honour-board

Keywords

Fundraising

World War I

World War 1 souvenir

Badges & Buttons

Place made

Australia

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance