WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25 & 26 July 2020

159 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 25 & 26 JULY 2020 291 Eamon de Valera commemorative silver plate An Irish silver circular plate the central reserve etched with a portrait of Éamon de Valera and inscribed ‘Éamon de Valera - Uachtarán na hÉireann President of Ireland 1959-1973’, numbered 792 of 2500, Dublin, 1973, Royal Irish, 18oz troy. In presentation box. Condition: Some uneven toning, very good. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £140-£180) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 291 292 1930s to 1980s badges and tokens including Fine Gael, Curragh Camp tokens, Boy Scouts, etc. (13) Includes Fine Gael 1930s pin back and two lapel types with, Catholic Boy Scouts 1933 Holy Year, Military History Society medal, Curragh Camp penny and sixpence tokens, etc. Collection of Glenn Thompson Condition: Very good to fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£140) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 292 293 1927 pattern Vickers helmet issued to the Irish free State Army. Painted white for use by emergency services such as ambulance, Civil Defence etc. Condition: Considerable loss of white paint, slight rust, good. This coal scuttle” shape helmet, although made by Vickers in the UK, was similar in appearance to German helmets, and during WorldWar II was a source of criticism by British media commenting on Irish neutrality. This may have been why it was replaced by the British Mark II type in 1940 and the Vickers helmets were painted white and issued to emergency services. Estimate €80-€120 (approx £70-£110) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 293