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Head badges

Compiled by Peter Underwood

Badges are displayed alphabetically A to Z:
Page One Allin to Hayson
Page Two Hetchins to Paris
Page Three Parkes to Willer
Page Four Brooches, down tube transfers and component badges

F C Parkes -1959

Pemberton Arrow

Pennine Cycles

Pogliaghi

Pollard

Bill Pollard

La Querée

Harry Quinn

H Rensch

Rivetts of Leytonstone

Rohan Cycles

Rondinella

Rotrax Badges, the Mk1 (left) was fitted to the top model, i.e. the Super Course, until the Concours was introduced in 1951, from then this model used the Mk1 and the lesser models used the Mk2 (centre). Also included the Kingston headbadge (right), the sister ship of Rotrax, these cycles were produced by Mike Compton, who was the top Rotrax frame builder. This was after Rotrax sort of sold there business to Witcomb Cycles of London.
(Chris Carter)

Dave Russell

Saxby

Sibbit 1936 badge

Sibbit transfer post-war

Sibbitt transfer

Jack Sibbit - Alexandra Rd

Sheffield Langsett

Stephens badge

Stephens transfer

Stokes Coventry

Success

Sun

Sun Wasp stem badge

Sun/Parkes brass/glass mid-50's

Viking 1952-c.59

Viking c.1959+

Severn Valley c.59+

Waller

Alan Hughes describes Viking badges: The one on the left was used on all models, except the very earliest which had a transfer, up to 1957/58.
It was superseded by the other two - the right-hand one was used on the Severn Valley, the gold oval one on everything else. There are two versions of this badge, the first being the Severn Valley badge placed on a gold ground, the second being a slight redesign with the words "Made in England" moved to the gold oval, as per your picture.
Of course being the British cycle industry there are exceptions. When I used to haunt Claud Chrimes' shop in Chester about 1960 I saw several small-framed Hostellers with the "Severn Valley" badge (and one with a transfer): I saw a lady at Ripley a couple of years back carrying a ladies' Hosteller with a long head tube & the SV badge, and on today's Hereford Section ride there was yet another Hosteller with the same SV badge.
Also, if you sent a frame back to Vikings for refurbishment, there was a good chance it would come back with the wrong badge, as with my '50 Severn Valley redone in 1962 which has the gold oval.

Walvale-original

Walvale- replica

Webster head transfer

Webster fork transfer

Webster wheel (rim) transfer

Webster headbadge

W & M transfer

Williamson

Witcomb

Woodrup

To complete our A - Z of badges here are three versions ofthe Zunow 'Humming Bird' badges
by famed frame-builder Yoshi Konno from Osaka in Japan
His frames are highly sought after by high-end collectors over the world and are
also known for their very artistic paint work

Fabio Pancaldi from Ferrara in Italy has sent the following badges from his collection