Lot 314: A Collection of Vintage Automotive, Industrial, and Transport Badges and Collectibles

An assortment of vintage mid-century badges, mascots, and related transport memorabilia. The collection features a large blue and white metal winged mascot with a central vertical grille design, marked with the text STANDARD, TRIUMPH, and AUTO ASSOCIATION. Also included is a curved enamel badge with dark blue ground and gold-tone lettering for REGENT, THE EMPIRE MOTOR SPIRIT, and TRINIDAD LEASEHOLDS LTD. A green and gold-tone metal plate depicts a car towing a caravan and is inscribed THE BRITISH CARAVANNERS CLUB SECTION OF THE CAMPING CLUB. The group contains a hexagonal MG radiator badge in black and white enamel, a shield-shaped BP badge, and a white-metal letter opener with a lion mascot handle on a base impressed with the word LUCAS. A pair of goggles with yellow lenses and grey padded surrounds is housed in a hinged metal tin; the interior lid is stamped with the characters E 12 45.

Further smaller pins and emblems include a circular badge for VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS (TRACTORS) LIMITED TRACTORS & EQUIPMENT, a rectangular metal plate for Leyland Lorries for Loads, and a small Leyland bar badge. Petrol and oil interest is represented by a Shell crest and a blue rectangular GARDNER badge. Other identifiable pieces include a Phillips CYCLES crest, a blue and white SMITH CRANES AND EXCAVATORS badge, a JONES CRANES DRIVERS CLUB pin, a hexagonal 401 KELLINGLEY tag, a YORKSHIRE bar, a HOME GUARD crest, and a chrome ROVER emblem with a red background. The lot is completed by various other small commercial and industrial pins including Bedford, ZF, and Lancer Boss.