Lot 187: A Collection of Mid-20th Century Vintage Pinback Buttons and Advertising Badges

A collection of approximately 60 vintage pinback buttons and badges, featuring advertising and social history items. The lot includes advertising badges for brands such as Vimto, Smith’s Crisps, Geest, Esso, Sunblest, and Cleveland Discol. Children’s cinema club badges are present for the ABC Minors, Gaumont British Junior Club, and Odeon Boys & Girls Club. The collection includes several Pea-nut Club badges in varied colours and a Butlin’s Beavers Club reunion badge. Pop culture items feature a Snoopy badge dated 1958, a Stanley Matthews footballer badge, and a large white badge depicting a ballet shoe named Margot. Commemorative items include a 1953 Coronation badge and a 1957 Squires Gate Holiday Camp badge. The items are primarily constructed from tinplate with metal pinback fasteners, accompanied by two small plastic figures including a female figure in a black and white outfit and a lion charm.