manayunkman Posted June 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2022 Ive never seen this type of construction before. Thank you Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted June 18, 2022 Anyone recognize this construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted June 18, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 18, 2022 Saw this mounting style on a few British ribbon sets. So indeed Spink and Sons is a good candidate. The 2 stars attached to both ribbons are 100 % Dutch. Regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted June 19, 2022 Thank you Herman and it didn’t occur to me the stars are Dutch, I love that. When I googled Spink & Son I couldn’t find anything about a service to mount medals or ribbon bars, do you know anything about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted June 20, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 20, 2022 Please check the British section on the gmic forum. You will find some examples there. Regards Herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted June 20, 2022 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted June 20, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2022 What is the background on this ribbon bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted June 20, 2022 It belonged to Lt. Commander James Risk. This ribbon bar was made after the Queen of England awarded him with the Royal Victorian order which he wears first before his US medals in extreme pride for being the only American to have received the order. I assume the Queen gave him the award for the work he did, over several years, for finding the hidden British Royal Orders and Decorations, identifying, cataloging, repairing and displaying them. He was also a medal collector and had already written several books, including one on the subject of British Royal Orders. He was the US Navy liaison between the Vatican and the Throne after the Fascists were forced out during WW2 and was involved in the Italian election of 1946. The second ribbon on the bar is the Order Of St John another award he was very proud of since it took some important reconciliation on his part to be considered a recipient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javelin4life Posted July 28, 2022 Share #9 Posted July 28, 2022 Given the meticulous attention to detail that Spink applies to their craftsmanship, I’m somewhat doubtful this is one of their products. The bar is undoubtedly foreign, but it’s possible this could be either an AJ Baldwins or more likely a standard theatre made bar by a British tailor in the occupied/controlled area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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