The Timber Corps was an organisation within the Womens Land Army during WW2.

it comprised some 6,000 women trained in tree felling and maintenance  with members in england, Wales and scotland....their cap badge was as shown in chocolate brown plastic with two blades to the back with a maker mark..usually stanley walsall, at the bottom.

only this patern cap badge was issued,and only in plastic, and it was worn on the green Timber Corps beret. It is an extremely rare badge and is hard to find, in any condition. my example shown, was found at a car boot sale in 2008. it had been period attatched to a home made ply box, it had both blades removed, the maker name rubbed out and screw holes drilled to its front, thankfully not damaging the lettering..then it was overall green painted..to ape the beret colour...an identical, same size badge exists as a private purchase "sweetheart brooch"...similar size to above but in stamped brass or silver, with a pinback and usually the maker name of Walker, Sheffield or similar..this is NOT a cap badge, but merely an unofficial private purchase item which the maker has had cast from a plastic badge.

the fact it had spent its life like this is what probably saved it..the only other one i have seen commercially for sale was one listed in Bosleys list in 2006..it had sold and no price was quoted...i put this example on e bay in jan 09, and it sold for around the £35 mark..not bad for a damaged badge..it may be the only example to have been offered on e bay.

so there you go...if a scabby badge like this appears on the collector circuit...you know something of its history...it wont be screwed to a box tho...the winning bidder didnt want the box, just the badge.