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I recently posted a blog about the Rest Centre Service badge. I was contacted by a fellow collector that two versions of the badge exist - one with a blue enamel centre and one with a black centre. I've been collecting Home Front badges for many years and did not know about the variations (thank you Andrew S.) Going by the colour difference and also the distinct difference in pin assembly I would imagine they are from different manufacturers. At present though almost nothing is known about who requested, designed or manufactured the badges (a presentation card from JR Gaunt with a blue centre badge is known to exist so it looks like that company may have produced that version). It appears that they were issued to Rest Centres in cities across the country . I believe the blue centre badge was one of the very first badges in my collection, and I was able to pick the black version up on eBay last week (August 2020). I have to say that I have not added a badge to my collection for just a fiver in a long, long time...  WW2 Rest Centre Service Badges - Blue & Black Centres
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Reuben Harvey
1/4/2021 00:49:54
Hi,
Website owner
1/4/2021 10:59:59
I'm not convinced by that explanation. Firstly, why colour code badges for the sexes? Secondly, the blue and the black are so similar that from a distance you cannot readily tell them apart. Thirdly, the majority of voluntary workers at Rest Centres were women and the black version is much the scarcer type so that doesn't chime with the black colour for ladies. I suspect the seller was gilding the lily here. I'm of the opinion that the colour variation is simply down to two different manufacturers. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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