RARE ANTIQUE VINTAGE WW1 PIP SQUEAK & WILFRED CARTOON CHARM PENDANT

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RARE ANTIQUE VINTAGE WW1 PIP SQUEAK & WILFRED CARTOON CHARM PENDANT:
$86.57

A RARE ANTIQUE VINTAGE SILVER ROUND CHARM/PENDANT OF PIP, SQUEAK & WILFRED. THE CHARM HAS A REGISTRATION NUMBER ON THE BACK WHICH DATES IT TO Squeak and WilfredThree of the British campaign medals: The 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Pip, Squeak and Wilfred are the affectionate names given to the three WW1 campaign medals — The 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal respectively. These medals were primarily awarded to the Old Contemptibles (B.E.F.). and by convention all three medals are worn together and in the same order from left to right when viewed from the front. The set of three medals or at least the British War Medal and the Victory Medal are the most likely medals to be found among family heirlooms.

When the WW1 medals were issued in the 1920\'s it coincided with a popular comic strip published by the Daily Mirror newspaper. It was written by Bertram J. Lamb (Uncle Dick), and drawn by the cartoonist Austin Bowen Payne (A.B. Payne). It concerned the adventures of an orphaned family of animals - Pip the dog who assumed the \'father\' role, Squeak the \'mother\' penguin and Wilfred the young \'child\' rabbit with very long ears. It is believed that A. B. Payne\'s batman during the war had been nicknamed “Pip-squeak” and this is where the idea for the names of the dog and penguin came from. For some reason the three names of the characters became associated with the three campaign medals being issued at that time to many thousands of returning servicemen, and they stuck.

THE CHARM WEIGHS APPROX 2.3 GRAMS AND MEASURES APPROX 2.5 CMS HIGH. JUMP RING INCLUDED AND IT IS IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
CHARM WILL BE SENT VIA FIRST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY IN THE UK AND VIA SIGNED & INSURED AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY. THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA POSTAGE/SHIPPING COST NO MATTER HOW MANY ITEMS ARE PURCHASED AT ONE TIME SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER CHARMS AND BRACELETS - THANKS.