Swimming, Blomfield House Swimming Club, Departmental Team Championship, a silver award medal by Waterlow & Sons, bundle of staves, rev. wreath, named (Won by F.C. White, Photo Department), 30mm; Hastings Swimming Club, a silver and enamel award medal by W.J. Dingley, arms dividing two fish, rev. wreath, named (Diving Champsp., 1927, L. Cooper), hallmarked Birmingham 1926, 29mm; Royal Laboratory Swimming Club, a silver and enamel badge, Kentish horse, back named (100 Yds Club Championship, 1912, 2nd, L. Grant), hallmarked jm Birmingham 1912, 34 x 28mm; Southern Counties Amateur Swimming Association, silver award medals (2), viz. 100 Yards Championship, by Vaughton, legend on tableaux, rev. wreath, named (Won by S.J. Akers, Second Prize, 12th Sept. 1895), hallmarked Birmingham 1896, 39mm, and 1931 Girls 100 Yards, by A. Clark Co, similar, named (Betty Joan Blanks, Age 14), hallmarked Birmingham 1931, 26mm; Southern Counties Amateur Swimming Association, Sussex Local Centre, a gold and enamel award medal by Vaughton, male swimmer preparing to dive into a river, rev. wreath, named (120 Yards Amateur Championship of Sussex, 1st Prize, B.T. Verry, Eastbourne S.C.), hallmarked Birmingham 1905, 28mm, 15ct, 12.88g; Sussex County Amateur Swimming Association, a uniface silver and enamel award medal by Vaughton, arms in wreath, back named (1931 Elementary School Girls Team Championship, 1st, I.G. Laker), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 26mm [7]. First virtually as struck, others very fine or better; many with clips and rings for suspension (£50-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Blomfield House, Bury St Edmunds. Obverses of second and sixth only illustrated