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Royal Air Force Cap Badge #001

View Full-Size Image	Royal Air Force Cap Badge #001 75 mm (3") diameter


	Badge details: The badge is a Royal Air Force cap badge, and it is set on a multicoloured frit ground.Badge has the King's Crown and was introduced in 1918. Size: 75 mm (3") diameter, 110 mm (4½") high. Metal (glass tint): - n/a. UV longwave - n/a, UV shortwave - n/a. Specific Gravity - not measured. Notes: There are a few of small bubbles in the clear glass from manufacture, and a piece of grey frit near the edge. See page 38 of “Scottish Paperweights” by Bob Hall for a similar example attributed to Paul Ysart. ©2008 A Thornton