Jaguar - original 1960s vitreous enamel red growler badge remounted onto a new leather keyfob

An original Jaguar keyfob badge which will have been manufactured in the mid 1960s which we have remounted onto a new leather keyfob as can be seen in the photos.

We have just this one keyring with this badge to offer – when this keyring with this badge has been sold this listing will be cancelled.

This vitreous enamel badge is in excellent condition – the enamel is completely intact whilst there is no loss of the nickel plating at all .

In the 1960s the vitreous enamel was generally individually hand laid often resulting in a slightly uneven ‘ bobbly’ surface to the enamel – when viewed edge on into the light this effect can be seen on the enamel in this badge – a rather attractive ‘vintage’ feature .

These original badges in this condition are scarce items .

This badge will have been made in Birmingham in the mid 1960s by one of the smaller badgemakers – there were quite a few of them operating at the time.

An example of this badge is shown & in Bud Marston’s Vintage Jaguar keyrings book featured at the beginning of our Jaguar section in this website shop .

It is actually Bud who originally described these badges as ‘ red growlers ‘ .

The keyring in the photos is the actual one which you will receive.