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Title: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on September 04, 2023, 04:55:01 PM
This is my modest collection of badges purchased recently (a boy needs a hobby - it keeps me off the hard stuff).... The size of the Gottle badge made me literally laugh out loud when I opened the envelope.  That's one hell of a statement badge to have on your lapel...

I'm still annoyed at selling that solid silver brooch (to a famous music producer on the West Coast!) that was advertised in the (I think) '87 Cropredy programme, but hey....

Any others?  Let me know if you want to let them go :)


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: bassline (Mike) on September 04, 2023, 08:23:41 PM
I had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and...Darts on my school blazer in the same size as the Gottle O' Geer badge. I still have the Darts one.

A nice little beginning there.


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on September 05, 2023, 10:47:53 AM

I had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and...Darts on my school blazer in the same size as the Gottle O' Geer badge. I still have the Darts one.

A nice little beginning there.


Cool.  Just to avoid confusion - this is just about Fairport badges.  There must be more...

[I do have loads of other badges...but that's for another time and place!  The badge market is utterly bonkers at the moment, especially in punk.  Early Damned, Clash and Pistols badges especially regularly going for 3 figures.  Check your drawers... ;) ]


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: PaulT on September 05, 2023, 10:55:30 AM


I had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and...Darts on my school blazer in the same size as the Gottle O' Geer badge. I still have the Darts one.

A nice little beginning there.


Cool.  Just to avoid confusion - this is just about Fairport badges.  There must be more...

[I do have loads of other badges...but that's for another time and place!  The badge market is utterly bonkers at the moment, especially in punk.  Early Damned, Clash and Pistols badges especially regularly going for 3 figures.  Check your drawers... ;) ]


Check your drawers?!  Are these the, erm, more comfortable reissue of the (in)famous Fairport scanty panties?! (Not that I ever tried on a pair of the latter...)


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on September 05, 2023, 10:57:28 AM



I had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and...Darts on my school blazer in the same size as the Gottle O' Geer badge. I still have the Darts one.

A nice little beginning there.


Cool.  Just to avoid confusion - this is just about Fairport badges.  There must be more...

[I do have loads of other badges...but that's for another time and place!  The badge market is utterly bonkers at the moment, especially in punk.  Early Damned, Clash and Pistols badges especially regularly going for 3 figures.  Check your drawers... ;) ]


Check your drawers?!  Are these the, erm, more comfortable reissue of the (in)famous Fairport scanty panties?! (Not that I ever tried on a pair of the latter...)



Ha!  I think they were on the merch stall at my first Cropredy ('84) but I might be wrong...  Talking of which, maybe a Cropredy merch over the years thread would be interesting... :-\


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: Nick on September 05, 2023, 06:50:15 PM

 Talking of which, maybe a Cropredy merch over the years thread would be interesting... :-\


For things like this? Spotted at my Brother's house just the other weekend...

Yes!


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on September 05, 2023, 07:00:38 PM


 Talking of which, maybe a Cropredy merch over the years thread would be interesting... :-\


For things like this? Spotted at my Brother's house just the other weekend...

Yes!


Indeed!  Can you think of anywhere less safe to use a Yo-yo than at Cropredy?   ;D


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: Peter H-K on September 08, 2023, 04:35:40 PM


 Talking of which, maybe a Cropredy merch over the years thread would be interesting... :-\


For things like this? Spotted at my Brother's house just the other weekend...

Yes!


For one strange moment I thought that was a smoke alarm. That would be some pretty niche merch ....


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on September 08, 2023, 05:40:00 PM



 Talking of which, maybe a Cropredy merch over the years thread would be interesting... :-\


For things like this? Spotted at my Brother's house just the other weekend...

Yes!


For one strange moment I thought that was a smoke alarm. That would be some pretty niche merch ....


Ha ha ha ha ;D


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: PaulT on September 08, 2023, 06:49:58 PM
My first thought - ooh, a macaroon!

(and I don't even like macaroons...)


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: bassline (Mike) on February 08, 2024, 08:40:59 AM
Just searched Fairport badges on eBay.

Couple of items of interest.


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on February 08, 2024, 08:45:52 AM

Just searched Fairport badges on eBay.

Couple of items of interest.


No history to them, sadly though...

Or are you talking about these?  

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375177640323?hash=item575a547983:g:tTkAAOSw6itllccn&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwARdN%2BCBejAYSiwd7FoSzhw8w5hMjJmdDAbgF9btssINPAtuHkepvPoHgbxzhLtksEpb5kLb5dU3BHi%2FmTJU9keQ1RzzULSHhlRL8FkQbXGPUmYptjuSE5zo2WtnjTNbP5IwoDWCHxUQpV1jMEHz9wZosLgmjgaFQLP5IWS0b4x44KB3ukoy03cGyKs2%2BatoQ305zNn9jaTV1ifhCdNo1LPwJXqcPfSenFmuKwgQD8C%2FyQTkD3s%2FN4TSBcZ%2BoALhqQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-bEo_6wYw

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166579504129?hash=item26c8e98401:g:PvcAAOSwAYFj~Osd&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4BO5s4djxVHKZIC825lFMLfzyXa9CwTILubof2krffj4WnMK9dmP9Z0%2FBBuIoUok5a%2B7mwJ9u4iSVvY07xEvQWDUzKha3GC9DkaQgRLaWEGQxbNQe0ianuMEEDjO6hMEJkYxrqh%2B1a2uQ%2FLDTTuB1nI1ClK%2BcnV5kOL77xFBwICEWx%2FfB8b7iYW5CErjS9jP1VZD7qqjBVkU%2FGMz9fuFhzzZ7ytcKcxxLd5ARlnMk83%2FnhkyvUZ44pKYRRXGHjppZVKIYm6ynD7hUTM%2BWGEBDSQ4TuVRLPYyzNRYqF%2BN%2FwKW%7Ctkp%3ABFBM5MSj_rBj


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: bassline (Mike) on February 08, 2024, 08:54:27 AM
Not them..The Holidays and WKWTTG ones.

Worth a try...


Title: Re: Fairport badges
Post by: davidmjs on February 08, 2024, 08:57:46 AM

Not them..The Holidays and WKWTTG ones.

Worth a try...


There's no history to them at all.  Made yesterday.  Sadly.