Description

A set of 10 Robertson’s Through the Decades Golly badges, also known as the Historical Events series. Each badge represents a decade from the 1900s to the 1990s, bringing together themes from aviation, science, music, fashion and sport.

The colourful designs have gold-coloured outlines and decade labels along the bottom. Displayed in order, they create a miniature journey through the twentieth century, from an early aeroplane to a jockey. The decade labels refer to the themes represented, rather than the badges’ dates of manufacture.

Events represented in this Golly badge set

•     1903 – Wright Brothers achieve the first powered flight
•     1912 – A total solar eclipse is visible
•     1922 – Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
•     1932 – The London Philharmonic Orchestra is founded
•     1946 – The first casual “Hawaiian shirt” is adopted
•     1953 – The structure of DNA is discovered
•     1969 – 400,000 people attend the Woodstock Festival
•     1970 – The Spacehopper toy is introduced
•     1981 – The first London Marathon is run with 7,055 competitors
•     1993 – The Grand National is abandoned after two false starts

Collector’s details

• Robertson’s Through the Decades / Historical Events series.
• Set of 10 badges, with one design for each decade from the 1900s to the 1990s.
• Includes the ten badges shown in the photographs.

Condition

Please browse both photographs for a closer look at the colourful fronts, metal surfaces and reverse fittings.