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Lot 39:

Unofficial Guinea Pig Club Silver Sweetheart Brooch in...

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Start price: £180

Estimated price: £180 - £250

Auction house commission: 20%

VAT: On commission only

Unofficial Guinea Pig Club Silver Sweetheart Brooch in original box. These were worn by families of Sir Archibald McIndoe’s “Guinea Pigs” a name given to servicemen who had received horrific burns and underwent experimental plastic surgery. In 1941 a special ward known as “The Sty” was set up in Ward III at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex.

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