Object number
M.2022.3.7
Title
Cameo Pin Badge featuring Colin Blythe
Date
1902
Creator
Production notes
All players featured played Test cricket between 1894 - 1914. Two (Gunn & McGahey) only played in 1902
Button design patented 1896
Material
Size
Diameter: 2.2 cm
Description
Small metal ‘Cameo’ button badge. Features a monotone (cream/brown) image of a cricketer. Head and shoulders portrait, player smiling. Wearing a white shirt and dark England? cap. ‘Cameo’ above, name Blythe in scroll below. Paper slip containing advert for Cameo cigarettes and maker’s detail in back. Pin fastening with no catch
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