HMV 1940 War Service Lapel Badge.

Brass and enamel, pinback lapel badge indicating wartime employment by the HMV company. HMV or ' His Master's Voice ' was the brand name of the Gramophone Company and from the 1930s onwards, HMV manufactured radio and television sets and radiograms under the HMV and Marconiphone brand names in their factory in Hayes, Middlesex. During the War they continued similar production but with most of their production switched to military radio production. Manufacturer marked to reverse ' Thos. Fattorini, B'ham ' and numbered. Good, clean condition.

Code: 9733