Saxony, Kingdom. A Mint Honour Badge for 25 Years of Fire Brigade Service, with Case, by G.A. Scharffenberg Newly Listed the area of London now

the area of London now known as Aldwych

constructed of fine quality BeVo style machine embroidery in golden-yellow and black threading

exhibiting scattered silvering wear and contact marks)

a rare maker of this badge

Saxony, Kingdom. A Mint Honour Badge for 25 Years of Fire Brigade Service, with Case, by G.A. Scharffenberg Newly Listed the area of London now(Ehrenzeichen fr Mitglieder der Feuerwehren fr 25 Jahre mit Etui). Instituted 11 May 1885 by King Albert. (1885 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with silver consisting of bronze base embroidered with a period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a silver Saxon coat of arms, situated within a gilded bronze frame featuring a firemans helmet and equipment flanked by laurel and oak leaves, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback