imperial russian water rescue society badge

Type 1894 gold badge. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 31 х 31 mm. Weight 14.3 g. Marked with Moscow assay office round hallmark "St. George" from pre-1898 time period and maker's mark "ИА/IA" for Ivan Alexeyevich Alekseev/Иван Алексеевич Алексеев, see...

Silver badge type 1894. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 35 х 34.5 mm. Weight 18.1 g. Marked with Moscow assay office silver hallmark [delta, a female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 88], round marks and maker's mark IV /ИВ/.

In Russia, the first water rescue society was the local one in Vyborg, with an extremely limited range of activities. The idea of establishing a number of sea rescue stations in Russia at the expense of private individuals arose among sailors at the initiative of Captain 1st Rank Freygang, who...

Silver badge. Silver, enamel. Unmarked. Badge was converted by its owner from screw to pin fastening.

Type 1872 gold badge. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 16.8 mm. Unmarked.

Reduced /miniature/ badge. Silver, enamel. Size 20 x 19.7 mm., Weight 3.05 g. Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark of "shovel" type [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84] from 1908+ time period and maker's mark "ДО/DO" for Dmitry Osipov workshop.

Silver badge. Silver, enamel. Size 30.7 x 30.8 mm. Weight 12.45 g. Unmarked. Silver screw is also unmarked.

Johannes Tölkeri /Иоган Телькери/ (b. 1841). In 1857 he came to St. Petersburg and studied under Henrik Hedman. In 1861 he became an apprentice, and around 1870, a goldsmith. According to Postnikova-Loseva he worked until the 1880s. But in reality maker's marks I.T., IT, J.T or JT are found on...

Silver badge type 1894. Silver, enamel. Size 32.6 x 32.1 mm. Weight 14.55 g. Marked with silver hallmark "84", "St. Petersburg coat of arms" and maker's mark of unidentified workshop "Ф.Р./F.R.". Marks.