This lot comprises a collection of vintage enamel and printed advertising lapel pins and badges, primarily representing various beverage brands within the UK and international markets. The assortment includes promotional material for Carlsberg, featuring a rectangular green and gold-tone pin inscribed Official Beer England Team alongside the Three Lions crest. Guinness is represented through several designs, including a pint glass form with a smiling face, a pint decorated with shamrocks, and an oval pin depicting the brand’s pelican mascot. Other identified brewery pins include a speech-bubble shaped badge for Flowers Brewery with the slogan FLOWERS BLOOMING MARVELLOUS!, and a circular red and gold-tone pin for Joshua Tetley and Son Yorkshire Traditional Ales featuring a central falcon emblem. Spirit and soft drink brands are also present, including a pin for Bell’s Whisky in the shape of a bell, a small Grant’s Whisky bottle pin, a rectangular Coca-Cola pin with a sun graphic and the script logo, and a Suze et Tonic badge. The collection also includes a pin depicting a character in a red coat holding a pint. The items are constructed from base metal with enamel or printed surface treatments. The majority are fitted with butterfly clutch or stick pin fasteners to the reverse. Several items remain within original small plastic protective bags.
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