Footnote: the "Hammer Galleries" in New York were established by Armand Hammer
sailing from Liverpool on August 9
on a blue wool backer with black cotton backing on the reverse
(Hungarian Equivalent of the HJ): First badge is silvered die-stamped tin with blue
the reverse of similar design with a plain disc upper centre
Canada. A 76Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Footnote: the "Hammer Galleries" inCanada; Browning copper, maker marked "P W ELLIS TORONTO LTD 1915" on the reverse, 41 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, with a central vertical pinback having been added, spotting, surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Barrie, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Niagara, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 23, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel