Stothert & Pitt Ltd Crane Specialist On War Service Numbered Badge Bath

A rare original circa Second World War period 'Stothert & Pitt Ltd On War Service indentification numbered '506' badge' in the form of a brass shield inlaid with red, blue and green enamel depicting a lifting Crane; the reverse impressed with maker's details 'Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent St Birmingham'. Very good condition, complete with original buttonhole lapel fittings, no enamel loss, minor surface scratches.
Height approx 22mm.
During the Second World War Stothert & Pitt Ltd company built tanks and miniature submarines for the War Office and was a significant manufacturer of armaments, they also supplied the Royal Navy with cranes mounted on ships used for hoisting. reconnaissance sea-planes from the water

Code: 69919