Hadfields Ltd Sheffield ARP Messenger air raid precauctions badge

A very rare original Second World War period 'Hadfields Ltd Sheffield ARP Messenger air raid precauctions gilt brass home front badge' inlaid with black enamel. Very good condition, complete with original buttonhole lapel fitting, no stress marks or damage to the enamel.
Height approx 30mm.
'Hadfields Ltd' manufactured special steels for motor-cars and aeroplanes, projectiles and other war materiel, crushing machinery, tramway track work and many other steel and engineering products.

Code: 69292