Collection: Social History Badges

Social History Badges are small, wearable pieces of the past — enamel pins, button badges, medals, and commemorative tokens that people once wore to show who they were, what they believed, and where they belonged.

They capture everyday life as it was lived: political campaigns, trade unions, suffrage and temperance movements, friendly societies, sports clubs, schools, wartime fundraising, royal jubilees, and local events. A single badge can mark a strike, an election, a factory outing, or a moment of national celebration.