North Eastern Railway WW1 "Railway Service" armband, vg

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A North Eastern Railway RAILWAY SERVICE armband � Made from cotton canvas, with a shiny wax coating on the outside. Numbered '5132'. Complete with original large safety-pin to fasten. These armbands - and also enamel lapel � badges - were worn by railway workers in WW1 to show that, although not on the front line, they were engaged on important war work. Dimensions: 18" x 3". Condition: Very good, folded, appears unworn, very small areas of wax coating absent.