United Kingdom. An Irish Lights Cap Badge, c.1900 Hold demonstrating moderate material fatigue and

demonstrating moderate material fatigue and the detachment of some pages

this didn’t happen every time

the reverse shows the folded dark green wool base sewn for a flat seam and the cream cloth backing and silver/grey threads of the litzen

the medal bar with a zink core and a red wool backer

In interwoven gilded wire

United Kingdom. An Irish Lights Cap Badge, c.1900 Hold demonstrating moderate material fatigue andIn brass, showing a light house encircled by a garter inscribed IRISH LIGHTS, with shamrocks around the exterior and a surmounting crown, two lugs on the reverse, measures 44. 9 mm (w) x 54. 3 mm (h), unmarked, extremely fine.