description
Physical description
badge, card, seal
badge: a pair of silver wings with the Royal Crest superimposed in the centre embroidered on a black background of the same shape; the Royal Crest embroidered in gold with coloured inserts
card: headed Inspectorate Of Clothing Ministry of Supply Pattern No. 16597 Spec. No. UK/CIC/56B Cat. No. CB 7321 Working Pattern; inscribed, Badges Arm Flying Gold & Silver Blue; approved by CA Ball 14 Mar 1955 IC/C/1135; further inscribed, Please cancell - as 16859 replaces IC/C/1070 Aug 55 CA Ball; stamped 28 Aug 1956
seal: the shield of the Arms of the Board of Ordnance encircled Chief Inspector
History note
card: reverse inscribed Atwell & Jenner 14/7/55 followed by signature CA Ball and, in a different hand, 1701
