Gold on Black Badges

Hull Technician                                        Cook

The badge on the left is a gold wire version while the badge on the right is a gold thread version. These gold thread badges mostly made in Pakistan were introduced during the Diefenbaker years (1958) as a cost saving measure. They were not nearly as tiddely (nice) as the gold wire badges but in addition to being cheap they did not tarnish. They were not popular with the sailors.