Jeff Arnold Badge

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20859

Title

Jeff Arnold Badge

Description

A circular badge with a white background and coloured illustration of cartoon cowboy, Jeff Arnold, a character featured in the Eagle comic.

Date

1955

Size

2.5 cm

Type

Toy

Location

Museum of Childhood

Accession number

MC316.2002

The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcasting to Britain. In addition to pop music, there were the adventures of 'Dan Dare' brought to you by the makers of Horlicks. This was transmitted each evening at seven pm for fifteen minutes and was followed by 'Jeff Arnold and Riders of the Range. Riders Of The Range later called Jeff Arnold in Riders Of The Range written by Charles Chilton and drawn by Frank Humphris, was set in the American wild west and had Jeff fighting cattle rustlers amongst other 'baddies'.

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